Book: The Giver Author: Lois Lowry Age Recommendation: 12 and up Format: hardcover, softcover, and Kindle (240 pages) Book Summary: Amazon.com Review In a world with no poverty, no crime, no sickness and no unemployment, and where every family is happy, 12-year-old Jonas is chosen to be the community’s Receiver of Memories. Under the tutelage of the Elders and an old man known as the Giver, he discovers the disturbing truth about his utopian world and struggles against the weight of its hypocrisy. With echoes of Brave New World, in this 1994 NewberryMedal winner, Lowry examines the idea that people … Continue reading →