Rating: ***** (5 stars)Age group: 10+
Type: Dystopian
Jonas lives in a perfect world: no poverty, no war, ultimate peace. Everyone who lives there is happy there. There is no death; when people in our world now would die, the people in Jonas' town are just sent on. When children reach certain ages, they receive certain things. For example, at Jonas' upcoming birthday, he will receive his future job. He will become apprentice to somebody who will train him for this job. At the ceremony, he discovers that he will be apprentice to the Giver. The Giver gives memories. He holds all the memories. So now Jonas must take the memories. The memories can be painful or happy. Jonas takes them all. But one particular memory makes him think deeply about his perfect world. At home, he is growing fond with a baby in a set of identical twins. Unfortunately, with identical twins, one must always be sent on. And this one is that one. Jonas isn't sure what happens when you are sent on. Fortunately the Giver has recorded access to all the ceremonies. Jonas is allowed to watch a recording of a sending-on.What he sees shocks him. So, he decides to save the baby. This book is REALLY sad, but it is really good. So good in fact that it deservingly won a Newbery medal. But it is sadder than any book I have ever read. If you are the sentimental type you may want tissues.
PARENTAL SECTION
Sexual parts: no
Violence: in the memories but none otherwise.
Fighting: see violence
Pregnancy: none
Kissing/romance: none
Stealing: kind of.
Vandalizing: none.
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