The Giver, by Lois Lowry, is an intriguing story of a young boy in a seemingly Utopian society. When people get old they are put into a home for the old; at a certain point, they are "released." Children are placed in homes by the people in charge of the society. Every family gets two children. Everything is arranged for the people of the society. When they turn 12, everyone in the society is given their job so they can start training. Young Jonas, the main character, is given the job of "the receiver." He goes to the old receiver to get all the memories of the past that nobody else in the society has, such as fire, snow, even war. Everything has been so controlled in this environment that nobody else knows about these things.
I loved this book! Though there are some heavy issues in this book, I believe that if discussed properly, this book would be appropriate for a middle school classroom. The writing was excellent and at times I felt as though I were actually a part of the story. I see why this won the Newberry award!
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