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The giver (unabridged)

A haunting story in which a boy inhabits a seeemingly ideal world. December is the time of the annual ceremony at which 12 year-olds recieve a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas has been chosen for something special...he is to be The Giver.

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  • "A haunting story in which a boy inhabits a seeemingly ideal world. December is the time of the annual ceremony at which 12 year-olds recieve a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas has been chosen for something special...he is to be The Giver."@en
  • "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."@en
  • "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."
  • "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories share by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."@en
  • "In a future society, young Jonas is given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."
  • "It is a perfect world, without conflict, poverty, inequality. Conformity and happiness are a way of life. But for Jonas, things are different. He is sent to an old, tired man, "The Giver", who teaches him the reality of his seemingly perfect world."@en
  • "December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man, the man called only the Giver, he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world."
  • "A boy inhabits a seeminly ideal world: a world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality."@en
  • "In the story of a seemingly utopian city in a futuristic world, Jonas is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds memories of pain and pleasure in life."@en
  • "In the story of a seemingly utopian city in a futuristic world, Jonas is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds memories of pain and pleasure in life."
  • "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other. He then learns the terrible truth about the Community."@en
  • "This 1994 Newbery Medal winner tells the spellbinding story of a seemingly utopian lifestyle in a futuristic world where there are no choices. When Jonas turns 12, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver--who alone holds memories of pain and pleasure in life. Now there can be no turning back from the truth."
  • "At the annual Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas is chosen for something special as his life assignment. This leads him to The Giver, a man who holds all the memories of the past. Through this man, Jonas learns the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. 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."
  • "At the annual Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas is chosen for something special as his life assignment. This leads him to The Giver, a man who holds all the memories of the past. Through this man, Jonas learns the terrible truth about the society in which he lives. 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."@en
  • "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community."@en

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  • "Young adult works"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Science fiction"
  • "Young adult fiction"
  • "Fantasy, Juvenile"@en
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  • "Children's audiobooks"@en
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
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  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
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  • "Downloadable audio books"@en
  • "Newbery Medal"@en
  • "Newbery Medal"
  • "Playaway"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Science fiction, Juvenile"@en
  • "Sound recordings"
  • "Sound recordings"@en
  • "Talking books for children on compact disc"@en
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Audiobooks"
  • "Playaway (Preloaded audio player)"@en

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  • "The giver (unabridged)"@en
  • "The giver / [sound recording]"@en
  • "The Giver"@en
  • "The Giver"
  • "The Giver. Read by Ron Rifkin"@en
  • "The giver"@en
  • "The giver"

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