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Winner of the Newbery Medal, The Giver is a dystopian novel about a carefully-designed community of safety and order, whose people have relinquished their opportunities to make choices and express individuality. In a controlled, order-driven society, people seldom wonder what the future holds, except for 12-year-old Jonas, who questions the community’s values and sees the importance in making choices for oneself.

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