Lowry, Lois.

The giver / Lois Lowry. - New York : Delacorte Press, [2006?]. - 179 , 11 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. - Giver quartet 1 .

Includes "A readers guide" (second pagination)

Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

ISBN: 0385732554 9780385732550 (trade pap.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science fiction.
Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction.
Social control -- Juvenile fiction.
Individuality -- Juvenile fiction.
Liberty -- Juvenile fiction.