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The giver : literature circles

When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to be the Receiver of all the pain and pleasure denied to others in his perfectly controlled community--a gift that becomes an unbearable burden.

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  • "Ji yi shou ling yuan"
  • "Donatore"
  • "Donatore"@it
  • "Giver"@it
  • "Giver"
  • "Giver"@pl
  • "giver"@ja
  • "Dador de recuerdos"@es
  • "Dador de recuerdos"
  • "The giver"@it
  • "Giver by Lois Lowry"@en
  • "SparkNotes"@en
  • "Literature circles : the giver"@en

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  • "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"
  • "When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to be the Receiver of all the pain and pleasure denied to others in his perfectly controlled community--a gift that becomes an unbearable burden."@en
  • "SparkNotes Literature Guides: Making the reading experience fun! When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis; explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols; a review quiz; and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying and paper writing. Includes: 16 pages devoted to writing a literary essay including: a glossary of literary terms Step-by-step tutoring on how to write a literary essay A feature on how not to plagiarize"@en
  • "Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear or pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back."
  • "Jonas' world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back."@en
  • "A Newbery Medal-winning classic is reinvented in a gift edition format with illustrations from the acclaimed artist Bagram Ibatoulline. Since winning the Newbery Medal in 1994, Lois Lowry's The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. This new illustrated edition, a celebration of the book's standard of excellence and of Lowry's illustrious writing, makes a perfect gift. The text is complemented by thirteennew illustrations from the acclaimed artist Bagram Ibatoulline. Also included are a new introduction by the author and her inspiring Newbery Medal acceptance speech. The new content and gift packaging now make it easier than ever to introduce young readers to this riveting modern classic, and provide a fresh edition for its legions of fans. The story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community. The Giver is the first in the trilogy of books that includes Gathering Blue and The Messenger."@en
  • "Jonas' world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back."
  • "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
  • "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. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary."@en
  • "Jonas devient le passeur des souvenirs partagés par une seule autre personne dans sa communauté. Il découvre la terrible vérité sur la société dans laquelle il vit."
  • "A cloth bag containing ten copies of the title, that may also include a folder with miscellaneous notes, discussion questions, biographical information, and reading lists to assist book group discussion leaders."@en
  • "Twelve-year-old Jonas is chosen to receive all the memories of his community so that he is the only one to know joy, pain, love, and hate."@en
  • "Diciembre es el mes en el que se celebra la Ceremonia anual, en la que los Doce reciben sus asignaciones vitalicias determinadas por el Comité de Ancianos. Pero Jonás, un niño que cumple doce años, ha sido elegido para algo muy especial."
  • "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."
  • "It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders. Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems. It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right...The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre."
  • "Sci-fi drama directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep and Brenton Thwaites. Set in a seemingly utopian future where all war, emotion and personal freedom have been eradicated, the film follows Jonas (Thwaites), a young man who is chosen to be the recipient of the community's collective memories. As he learns the details of the community's history from The Giver (Bridges), he grows frustrated with the power those in charge hold over his fellow citizens and the terrible price they have been forced to pay in exchange for conformity and peace..."
  • "Twelve year old Jonas lives in a seemingly utopian society. He is about to experience the Ceremony of Twelve to determine his role in life. He will be the receiver of secret memories shared by only one other in his community, and discover the terrible truth about the dystopian society in which he lives."@en
  • "Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by the Community to be trained by The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of true pain and pleasure. Now it's time for Jonas to receiver the truth."
  • "Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by the Community to be trained by The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of true pain and pleasure. Now it's time for Jonas to receiver the truth."@en
  • "Living in a perfect world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade."
  • "Dans le monde où vit Jonas, les inégalités n'existent pas. L'harmonie règne dans les cellules familiales constituées avec soin par le comité des sages. Dans la communauté, une seule personne détient le savoir. Lui seul sait comment était le monde, des générations plus tôt, quand il y avait encore des animaux et des gens amoureux."
  • "La comunidad donde vive Jonas es idílica. Es un mundo sin conflicto, sin desigualdad, sin divorcio, sin desempleo, sin injusticias, sin dolor... pero también sin elección. A los ciudadanos se les asigna una pareja, dos hijos y un trabajo. Nadie hace preguntas. Todo el mundo obedece. Todos son iguales, excepto Jonas. Al cumplir doce años, es seleccionado para desempeñar un trabajo muy especial, y comienza a recibir lecciones de un misterioso anciano conocido como el Dador. Poco a poco, Jonas aprenderá que el verdadero poder reside en los sentimientos. Sin embargo, cuando su propio poser es puesto a prueba y debe salvar a alguien a quien ama, quizá no esté preparado. ¿Es demasiado pronto? ¿O demasiado tarde?"
  • "Jonas's world is perfect. Everything is under control.There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns twelve, he is signed out to receive special training from the Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back."
  • "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."
  • "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared only by one other in his community, and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."@en
  • "Jonas wird zum "Hüter der Erinnerung" ernannt, in einer Welt ohne Not und Schmerz, aber auch ohne Gefühle. Lois Lowry wurde 1937 in Honolulu, Hawaii, geboren. Sie hat u.a. in Pennsylvania und Japan gelebt und wohnt heute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lois Lowry ist verheiratet und hat mittlerweile vier erwachsene Kinder. Ihre Bücher wurden mehrfach ausgezeichnet, u.a. mit der Newbery Medal. Bekannt gemacht haben sie vor allem ihre spritzigen Alltagsgeschichten um das Mädchen Anastasia Krupnik, aber auch ihre psychologisch durchdachten und meisterhaft geschriebenen Jugendbücher, wie z.B. "Hüter der Erinnerung""
  • "La comunidad donde vive Jonas es idílica. Es un mundo sin conflicto, sin desigualdad, sin divorcio, sin desempleo, sin injusticias, sin dolor... pero también sin elección. A los ciudadanos se les asigna una pareja, dos hijos y un trabajo. Nadie hace preguntas. Todo el mundo obedece. Todos son iguales, excepto Jonas. Al cumplir doce años, es seleccionado para desempeñar un trabajo muy especial, y comienza a recibir lecciones de un misterioso anciano conocido como el Dador. Poco a poco, Jonas aprenderá que el verdadero poder reside en los sentimientos. Sin embargo, cuando su propio poser es puesto a prueba y debe salvar a alguien a quien ama, quizá no esté preparado. ¿Es demasiado pronto? ¿O demasiado tarde?"
  • "Intelligence. Integrity. Courage. Wisdom. These are the qualities a Receiver of Memory must have. And one more which can only be named, but not described. The Capacity to See Beyond. - Jonas lives safely within the community, a place where there is no war, no hunger and no pain. But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he starts to discover dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of his perfect world. Secrets that will lead him to undertake an incredible journey."
  • "Provides activities and discussion to be used with The giver by Lois Lowry."@en
  • "In einer scheinbar perfekten Welt, in der wahre Gefühle ebenso eliminiert sind wie Krieg, Schmerz und Leiden, ist einzig Jonas dazu auserkoren, echte Liebe und tiefe Emotionen kennenzulernen - als Hüter der Erinnerung. Als Jonas erfährt, wie hoch der Preis ist, den die Gemeinschaft für die vermeintliche Harmonie zahlt, wagt er den Widerstand gegen deren eherne Gesetze."
  • "At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds the memories of the true joys and pain of life."
  • "Complete and unabridged."@en
  • "Newberry Awarded ; For the most ditinguiched contribution to american literature for children."
  • "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the Receiver of Memories, a position shared by only one other in his community, and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."@en
  • "Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade."@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 shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives."@en
  • "December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. He meets the Giver for the first time."@en
  • "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonás 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."
  • "Lowry's unforgettable tale introduces 12-year-old Jonas, who is singled out by the Community to be trained by The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of true pain and pleasure. Now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth."@en
  • "In a rigidly structured society where weaklings, dissenters and the aged are removed, and stirrings of individuality are nullified with drugs, children undergo special ceremonies annually until, after eleven years, they face the Ceremony of Twelve, when the Community of Elders assigns them the tasks which will take them through their adult life. But when Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memory, he discovers that the honor of selection is nothing compared to the loneliness and physical pain he must endure as he searches for a way to free his community from the spiritless life it has developed for its members."
  • "In a rigidly structured society where weaklings, dissenters and the aged are removed, and stirrings of individuality are nullified with drugs, children undergo special ceremonies annually until, after eleven years, they face the Ceremony of Twelve, when the Community of Elders assigns them the tasks which will take them through their adult life. But when Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memory, he discovers that the honor of selection is nothing compared to the loneliness and physical pain he must endure as he searches for a way to free his community from the spiritless life it has developed for its members."@en
  • "Jonas lives safely within the community, a place where there is no war, no hunger and no pain. But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he starts to discover dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of his perfect world. Secrets that will lead him to undertake an incredible journey."
  • "In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws... THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders. Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems. It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right..."
  • "Jonas lives in a seemingly utopian society. He is about to experience the Ceremony of Twelve to determine his role in life. He will be the receiver of secret memories shared by only one other in his community, and discover the terrible truth about the dystopian society in which he lives."@en

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  • "Ungdomsböcker"@sv
  • "Audiobooks"@en
  • "Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Study guides"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Science-fiction américaine"
  • "Powieść amerykańska dla młodzieży"
  • "Young adult works"
  • "Young adult works"@en
  • "American fiction"
  • "Fantasy romány"
  • "Dystopias"@en
  • "Young adult fiction"
  • "Young adult fiction"@en
  • "Children's audiobooks"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@he
  • "Powieść młodzieżowa amerykańska"@pl
  • "Pocketböcker"@sv
  • "Ciencia-ficción"
  • "Instructional materials"@en
  • "Juvenile works"@en
  • "Juvenile works"
  • "Juvenile works"@he
  • "Verhalend proza"
  • "Spanish language materials"
  • "Materiales en espanol"
  • "Novel·les infantils i juvenils"@ca
  • "Framtidsromaner"@sv
  • "Translations"
  • "Translations"@he
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "litteraturanalyser"
  • "Science fiction"@en
  • "Science fiction"
  • "Fantasy novels"
  • "Jugendbuch"
  • "Braille books"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Children's stories"
  • "Children's stories"@en
  • "Downloadable e-Books"
  • "Juvenile literature"
  • "Jeugdliteratuur: van 7 tot 12 jaar"
  • "Publikace pro mládež"
  • "Fantasy fiction"@en
  • "Dystopier"@sv
  • "Kinderboeken (vorm)"
  • "analyser"

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  • "Hüter der Erinnerung : Roman ; [die Romanvorlage zum Kinofilm von Studiocanal]"
  • "Дающий"
  • "Hüter der Erinnerung Roman"
  • "The Giver : bewaker van herinneringen"
  • "Za gibā"@ja
  • "O dador"
  • "Даюший"
  • "Za gibā : kioku o tsutaeru mono"
  • "記憶傳授人"
  • "The giver : literature circles"@en
  • "The giver Textausg"
  • "Oroimen emailea"
  • "ザ・ギバー : 記憶を伝える者"
  • "El dador de records"
  • "L'home dels records"@ca
  • "L'home dels records"
  • "Dárce"
  • "The giver il donatore"@it
  • "al-Wāhib"
  • "Hüter der Erinnerung : Roman"
  • "El dador"
  • "El dador"@es
  • "המעניק = the Giver"
  • "המעניק"
  • "El dador de recuerdos : [busca la verdad, encuentra la libertad]"
  • "記憶傳承人"
  • "Hüter der Erinnerung"
  • "Người truyền ký úc"
  • "Ji yi shou ling yuan"
  • "El dador de recuerdos"
  • "El dador de recuerdos"@es
  • "The giver : [unabridged text with annotations]"
  • "El Dador"@es
  • "El Dador"
  • "El Dador"@en
  • "<&gt"@he
  • "<&gt"@th
  • "Den utvalde"@sv
  • "Den utvalde"
  • "The giver"@en
  • "The giver"
  • "Ha-maʻaniḳ"
  • "Nummer 19"
  • "Người truyền ký ức"
  • "O doador"
  • "Dawca"@pl
  • "Dawca"
  • "The Giver [Book and Tape]"@en
  • "ha-Maʻaniḳ = the Giver"
  • "記憶受領員"
  • "The giver = Il donatore"
  • "The giver = Il donatore"@it
  • "Huter der erinnerung"
  • "Den Utvalgte"
  • "记忆传授人"
  • "Jonas er udvalgt"@da
  • "Jonas er udvalgt"
  • "Seçilmiş kişi"
  • "Seçilmiş kişi"@en
  • "The giver modern classics"
  • "Dador"
  • "记忆传承人"
  • "The Giver"
  • "The Giver"@en
  • "The giver [text (large print)]"@en
  • "Dai︠u︡shiĭ"
  • "Il mondo di Jonas"
  • "Il mondo di Jonas"@it
  • "Ji yi chuan shou ren"
  • "ザ · ギバー : 記憶を伝える者"
  • "El Dador : / by Lois Lowry, Text in Spanish"
  • "The Giver (sound recording)"
  • "Varuh spominov"
  • "Dai︠u︡shchiĭ"
  • "The Giver = El dador de recuerdos"
  • "Az emleḱek or̋e"
  • "[The giver]"
  • "Ji yi chuan cheng ren"
  • "Giver"@en
  • "Giver"
  • "Ji yi zhuan shou ren"
  • "Le passeur"
  • "Az emlékek őre"@hu
  • "Az emlékek őre"

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