THE GIVER

Title: The Giver

Author: Lois Lowry

ISBN: 0-440-23768-8

Want to live in a world where you have no choice and no color? The trees aren't green just plain grey, the brick is grey, and so are the flowers. Also, you can't ride a bike until a certain age and if you do you will get in big trouble by the government.

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This book is about a 12 year old boy named Jonas. Jonas lives in a world where your future is in the hands of the government. The government tells you what house you are gonna live in, what school you go to, how old you have to be to ride a bike! EVERYTHING! Jonas follows these rules until one day when he was given the special job of The Reciever. That is the day he gets to know the truth of the world by his teacher THE GIVER! He finds out this truth and have to keep it a secret which is so hard and on top of that he finds out that a baby has to die because it was born premature. Will jonas be able to keep the secret? Will he be able to save the baby? Will he be able to find a place with color? READ AND FIND OUT!!

I really enjoyed this book becuase it was sad and fun. I really liked how the story ended becuase it got me thinking .

I recommend this book to students in 7th grade and up becuase 6th grade and down will not probably get the whole story. Some materials are just way to much to handle for younger readers.

Lowry, Lois. The Giver. New York:Random House Childern Book, 2002.

Monica Yearby