*1994 Newbery Medal
*The Boston Globe- Horn Book Honor Book
The Gist
Jonas is a twelve year old boy who lives in a place that is perfect. When he is given the job of The Receiver, from his first meeting with his instructor he learns some of the dark secrets behind his so called “perfect” community.
What We Think
What We Think
Reviewed by The North Star
Number of Pages: 179
Last year I had to read The Giver as a required book for Language Arts and I really enjoyed it. This book was like none other that I have ever read before. The plot line was crazy. Lois Lory gives you a town that is perfect in every way shape and form. Every night the kids come home and the whole family has dinner together and talks about there day. Everyone likes each other and there are no problems, that is until Jonas gets the job of The Receiver of Memories and now he learns crazy things about his town. Who could think of this stuff! Jonas was a really great character because he isn’t a wimp in most books and he handles things great and when he has something on his mind he is sticking to it no matter what. I feel bad for a lot of the characters in this book because they have no idea what is going on in there society and they are basically living in the dark. That may be for the better though because if people knew some of the things that Jonas finds out panic would ensue all over the town. Besides that if you have to read this book in school then don’t worry because I’m sure that you will for the most part love it. If you don’t have to read this book for school then you should read it anyways because I really enjoyed it and a lot of the people in my class loved it too.
Real Teen Rating~ A- : Read it! 
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