The Resource The giver, Lois Lowry
The giver, Lois Lowry
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The item The giver, Lois Lowry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
Resource Information
The item The giver, Lois Lowry represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Label
- The giver
- Title
- The giver
- Statement of responsibility
- Lois Lowry
- Subject
-
- Social prediction
- Social control -- Juvenile fiction
- Social control
- Science fiction
- trueDystopias
- Dystopias
- Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFar future
- Fiction
- Individuality
- Individuality -- Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile works
- Liberty
- Liberty -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMemories
- Memory
- Memory -- Juvenile fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Science fiction
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- Social prediction -- Juvenile fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Award
-
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1994
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 6-9, 1995.
- Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio), Grades 6-8, 1997.
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 1997.
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Fiction (Grades 6-8), 1996.
- Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High, 1996.
- Golden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Young Adult, 1995.
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 1995.
- Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 1996.
- Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), General category, 1997.
- Maine Student Book Award, 1995.
- Newbery Medal, 1994.
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-8, 1995.
- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 1996.
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Young Adult Books, 1996.
- Surrey Book of the Year Award (British Columbia), 1996.
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Middle School, 1996.
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas), 1996.
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Senior, 1996.
- Awards note
- Newbery Medal, 1994
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 094238
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lowry, Lois
- Dewey number
- [Fic]
- Index
- no index present
- Intended audience
-
- Interest age level : Ages 12-17
- Lexile: 720L
- Interest level
-
- LG
- MG
- LC call number
- PS3562.O97
- LC item number
- G58 1993
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel
-
- 6
- 9
- Reading level
-
- 3.8
- 5.7
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Giver quartet
- Series volume
- 0001
- Study program name
-
- Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
- Accelerated Reader AR
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Individuality
- Liberty
- Social control
- Social prediction
- Memory
- Dystopias
- Science fiction
- Dystopias
- Individuality
- Liberty
- Memory
- Science fiction
- Social control
- Social prediction
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- The giver, Lois Lowry
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 212809
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 180 pages
- Isbn
- 9780395645666
- Lccn
- 92015034
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780395645666
- (OCoLC)25872578
- Label
- The giver, Lois Lowry
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 212809
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 180 pages
- Isbn
- 9780395645666
- Lccn
- 92015034
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780395645666
- (OCoLC)25872578
Subject
- Social prediction
- Social control -- Juvenile fiction
- Social control
- Science fiction
- trueDystopias
- Dystopias
- Dystopias -- Juvenile fiction
- trueFar future
- Fiction
- Individuality
- Individuality -- Juvenile fiction
- Juvenile works
- Liberty
- Liberty -- Juvenile fiction
- trueMemories
- Memory
- Memory -- Juvenile fiction
- trueScience fiction
- Science fiction
- trueTwelve-year-old boys
- Social prediction -- Juvenile fiction
Genre
Member of
Included in
- trueGreat Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire)
- trueGolden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- trueGolden Sower Awards (Nebraska): Young Adult (Grades 6-9)
- trueGrand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona): Teen Book
- trueIllinois Readers' Choice Awards: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
- trueLand of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico): General category (winners prior to 2000)
- trueMaine Student Book Award
- trueNewbery Medal
- truePennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards: Grades 3-6
- trueRecommended by Brierley Ash
- trueSequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma): Young Adult Books
- trueSurrey Schools' Book of the Year Award (British Columbia)
- trueVirginia Readers' Choice Award: Middle School (Grades 6-9)
- trueWilliam Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas): General Category (winners prior to 2001)
- trueYoung Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest): Senior
- trueALA Notable Children's Books: 1994
- trueBlack-Eyed Susan Book Awards (Maryland): Grades 6-9
- trueBuckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio): Grades 6-8
- trueClassic Science Fiction for Older Kids
- trueEliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award)
- trueGarden State Teen Book Awards (New Jersey): Fiction (Grades 6-8)
- trueGolden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High School
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
- Award
- ALA Notable Children's Book, 1994
- Award
- Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Maryland), Grades 6-9, 1995.
- Award
- Buckeye Children's Book Award (Ohio), Grades 6-8, 1997.
- Award
- Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award), 1997.
- Award
- Garden State Teen Book Award (New Jersey), Fiction (Grades 6-8), 1996.
- Award
- Golden Archer Awards (Wisconsin): Middle/Jr. High, 1996.
- Award
- Golden Duck Awards: Hal Clement Award for Young Adult
- Award
- Golden Sower Award (Nebraska), Young Adult, 1995.
- Award
- Grand Canyon Reader Award (Arizona), Teen Book Category, 1995.
- Award
- Great Stone Face Children's Book Award (New Hampshire), 1996.
- Award
- Land of Enchantment Book Award (New Mexico), General category, 1997.
- Award
- Maine Student Book Award, 1995.
- Award
- Newbery Medal, 1994.
- Award
- Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, Grades 3-8, 1995.
- Award
- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award (Illinois), 1996.
- Award
- Sequoyah Book Awards (Oklahoma), Young Adult Books, 1996.
- Award
- Surrey Book of the Year Award (British Columbia), 1996.
- Award
- Virginia Readers' Choice Award for Middle School, 1996.
- Award
- William Allen White Children's Book Award (Kansas), 1996.
- Award
- Young Reader's Choice Award (Pacific Northwest), Senior, 1996.
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