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The Giver
(Graphic Novel)

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Giver (Graphic novel)
Author:
Lowry, Lois,
Contributors:
Russell, P. Craig, adapter,
Showman, Galen, illustrator.
Hampton, Scott, illustrator.
Lowry, Lois. Giver.
Published:
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, ©2019.
Format:
Graphic Novel
Physical Desc:
176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Rating:
GN500L
Status:
On Shelf
Essex Young Adult Graphic Novel
YA GN LOWRY

Description

Jonas' life assignment is as the Receiver of Memory, where he will apprentice the Giver and become a storehouse of all the things humanity left behind when it entered utopia: color, emotion, and even more complicated secrets.

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Bill (LPL) Young Adult Graphic Novel
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Branford/Blackstone Juv. Graphic Novel
J GN LOWRY
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East Hampton Young Adult Graphic Novels
YA GN LOW
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East Lyme Public YA Graphic Books Fiction
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Guilford YA Graphic
YA LOWRY
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Hamden/Miller Children's Graphic Novel
J/FIC/LOWRY (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
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Hamden/Whitneyville Children's Graphic Novel
J/FIC/LOWRY (GRAPHIC NOVEL)
Due Oct 27, 2025
Madison/Scranton Teen Graphic Novel
TGN GIVER
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Middlefield/Coe YA Collection
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New London Young Adult Graphic Book
YAG LOWRY
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North Haven Young Teen Graphic Novel
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YA GN LOWRY (FEB 19)
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Old Saybrook/Acton Juvenile Graphic Novel
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Control (Psychology) -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Ethics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Memory -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Science fiction -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Other Subjects
Comics (Graphic works)

More Details

Language:
English
ISBN:
0544157885, 9780544157880
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.2, 3 Points
Lexile code:
GN: Graphic Novel
Lexile measure:
500

Notes

General Note
Chiefly illustrations.
General Note
Based on the novel by Lois Lowry.
General Note
Includes interviews with Lowry and Russell.
Description
Jonas' life assignment is as the Receiver of Memory, where he will apprentice the Giver and become a storehouse of all the things humanity left behind when it entered utopia: color, emotion, and even more complicated secrets.
Target Audience
GN500L,Lexile
Target Audience
Decoding demand: 98 (very high),Semantic demand: 100 (very high),Syntactic demand: 81 (very high),Structure demand: 86 (very high),Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader AR,MG,5.7,7,8568.
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,4.2,3,501942

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Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, L., Russell, P. C., Showman, G., Hampton, S., & Lowry, L. (2019). The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lois, Lowry et al.. 2019. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lois, Lowry et al., The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lowry, Lois,, et al. The Giver. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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