Websites
- Featured Author: Lois LowryCarol Hurst's Children's Literature Site.
- Lois LowryLitFinder Contemporary Collection, Gale, 2010.
- Notes for The Giver by Lois LowryCliffNotes Online by Houghton, Mifflin and Harcourt summary and critique study notes.
- The Giver Review in WikipediaInternet review article about The Giver novel.
- Explanation of "The Giver" by Lois LowryLitFinder Contemporary Collection. Detroit: Gale, 2010.
- A video interview with Lois LowryLois Lowry is the highly acclaimed author of more than 30 books for young people.
- Overview of The GiverBy Elyse Lord.
- Introduction to the novel: The GiverImagine the world without any pain, suffering, or choices. The Giver is the story of a world that sought to eliminate all fear and pain. The society is strictly regimented and has a plan for each individual. Discover how Jonas, the protagonist, and the Giver, respond to the task set before them. Do you think you would like this type of world? Keep reading to find out more about this story!
- About Lois Lowry's Controversial Book "The Giver"From ThoughtCo.
Interactive Learning Units
The Giver by Call Number: eBOOK - LightboxISBN: 9781510520158Publication Date: 2016-12-01Includes a brief biography of Lois Lowry, thematic and structural analysis of "The Giver", critical views, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.
eBooks
The Giver by
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.
Call Number: eBOOK on Borrow Box (4 copies)ISBN: 9780007369881- The Giver by
THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre
Call Number: eBOOK on Wheeler's ePlatform (4 copies)ISBN: 9780007369881Publication Date: 2012
The Giver Quartet by
The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, Son (The Giver Quartet)
Call Number: eBook on Wheeler's ePlatformISBN: 9780007597321Publication Date: 2014
- The Giver [PDF]By Lois Lowry.
Other books by the same author
Number the Stars by
A powerful story set in Nazi occupied Denmark in 1943. Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen is called upon for a selfless act of bravery to help save her best-friend, Ellen - a Jew.
Call Number: eBOOK on Wheeler's ePlatformISBN: 9780007383634Publication Date: 2012
Gathering Blue by
The fascinating sequel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre.
Call Number: eBOOK on Wheeler's ePlatformISBN: 9780007597277Publication Date: 2014
eAudio books
Literary Criticism
A Literature kit for "The Giver" by
The Giver is a Newbery Medal winning story about a child named Jonas who lives in a futuristic society in which everything is managed and controlled, eliminating hatred, hunger, war, love, families and personal decisions.
Call Number: eBOOK on EBSCO eBooksISBN: 9781553195580Publication Date: 2011
Focus on Reading : The Giver by
Struggling readers frequently lack basic reading skills and are not equipped with the prior knowledge and reading strategies to thoroughly engage in the classroom literature experience. Give your students the background and support they need to understand and enjoy literature. With these reading guides, your students will practice reading comprehension skills, sharpen their vocabulary, and learn to identify literary elements. Paperback books range in reading level from 4 to 10. Reproducible. Contents Include: Teacher and student support materials, reproducible student activity sheets, an end-of-book test, and an answer key. Each reading guide divides the novel into six manageable units. Prepares all students for reading success through activating prior knowledge. Focuses reading with guiding "Questions to Think About." Build vocabulary with pre-reading and during-reading activities.
Call Number: eBOOK on EBSCO eBooksISBN: 9781599051093Publication Date: 2006-09-01
SparkNotes Literature Guide to The Giver by
The Giver (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Lois Lowry 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
Call Number: eBook on Destiny DiscoverISBN: 9781411471962Publication Date: 2014-05-06
Coming of Age by
This title examines the role and theme of the coming of age archetype in A Separate Peace, The Catcher in the Rye, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Giver, and The Fault in Our Stars. It features four analysis papers that consider the coming of age theme, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the theme. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting and explaining each thesis and argument, and other possible approaches for analysis help students understand the mechanics of essay writing. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
ISBN: 9781624038037Publication Date: 2015-09-01
- Article: A Gift for Freedom, The powerful critique of paternalism in a forthcoming filmThe author considers the portrayal of dystopian societies in literature with a particular focus on the novel "The Giver" by Lois Lowry. Reference is made to the novels "We" by Yevgeny Zamyatin, "Brave New World" by Alduous Huxley, and "1984" by George Orwell, along with a description of the plot of "The Giver."
By John J Miller.
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