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Summary: The book is Diffrent
Review: My class and I are reading the Giver,we have a comic in our class named Harrison Casling, he makes fun of some parts in the book but makes us laugh anyway. I do not think it is down to earth though. It is weird but I have not gotten boared of it yet Thank you Much For Reading
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Summary: A very special book
Review: My class fellows and I read this book by Lois Lowry 'The Giver'. The book begins very lousy, but the end is very exciting. In this book there are a few persons you should know. The first one is Jonas, the main-character. Later he will be the Receiver of the community he lives in. What is a Receiver and a community? The Receiver is like the President for a community.He knows everything and more, but this you can read in the book. The community is a little village where everything is the same for everyone.In this community you can only have two children and you cannot get them by yourself.You're really controlled and you don't have any feelings. The only person who can see colours and has feelings is the Receiver. I read this book in hope that it would be more exciting, but my vote is only 3Stars.
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Summary: A great book for middle school aged kids.
Review: My class had to read this book. I am in the 7th grade, and this book is great. I couldn't put it down! I thought it was interesting learning about how different Jonas' community was from our world. This book is slightly science fiction with a twist of many other types. I recommend it for middle schoolers or anyone who likes a good book that will keep you turning pages!
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Summary: One of the best books I have read...
Review: My class was assigned to read this book over the summer. Its about a boy, Jonas, who lives in a world of no feelings, colors, or any of the common happiness people take for granted everyday of their lives. I think that this story really helps people to realize and learn to value all the small things around you. It also made me aware of my rite to choose. Now, I am going into the 7th grade, and as I said, i was assigned to read this book for school, but i had also read it in the fourth grade. I did understand it, and I did enjoy it, but I do feel that I certainly enjoyed it more now that i am older. And I feel that it is more intended for older children, not a Fourth or Fifth grade student. But its your choice! It was, though, one of the best books I have ever read! And if you like the author, Lois Lowry, you should also try "Number the Stars" , especially if you are looking for another outstanding story for a younger reader!
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Summary: The Giver was one of the best books I have read!
Review: My class was assigned two books to read for the summer (ThePearl and the Giver) I read the Pearl first because it was shorter Iheld off reading the giver until I had little time to read it. I was afraid I wouldn't be able to finish it before school started so I started reading as fast as possible. I loved it. I read it in about a week because I wanted to see what would happen next. The Giver is about a young boy, Jonas, who lives in a colorless world who is singled out to recieve special training from the Giver. Everyone in his town has their choices made for them. Their jobs, spouses, etc. There is no war, pain, poverty, or anything else having to do with that. But Jonas learns of the memories of the past such as snow, sledding, colors, rainbows, and painful stuff like guns and sunburns. This book is really good if you have a chance to read it you should.
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Summary: I loved it as a child, and still do today.
Review: My college Comp. II teacher describes this book as "no longer just for children." It is now making it's way on to campuses across the US. It's "young adult" reading level doesn't compromise it's message. You should give it a try, no matter what age you are.I read The Giver in Elementary School, and remember liking it very much. I didn't understand it at the level I do now, but I did get the main concept. Contrary to popular belief, it will not ruin your child. Parents shielding their children from excellent literature like this only worsens the current lack of maturity I see coming out of elementary school students. Do you think it is a coincidence that the children or our society are taking on all responsibilities 5 years later than the average person of a century ago? Some parents' groups are trying to ban The Giver from their local school districts. It should be required reading. Books don't hurt anybody. Censorship, however, does deprive them of character building material, to which they should have the right to read.
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Summary: Fabulous
Review: My english class was asked...asked? No, not asked. We were forced to read this book for our English class. Being an avid reader, I read it way before my other classmates. When they finally got started reading this book, I had just finished reading it...for the third time. Indeed, I adored this novel. Lowry writes with such.... oh, I can't discribe it. Everything in this book is so well described that we can picture the setting in our head. Read this book. You won't regret it.
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Summary: Not Appropriate for Younger Children
Review: My family is working our way through Newbery books, as our bedtime read aloud novels. I read this book before reading it to my children and was glad that I did. I felt that the subject matter was too sophisticated and intense (a la Brave New World) for my kids -- all under 9. This book deals with euthanasia and infanticide for the sake of Sameness in a controlled community. We're not ready to tackle those mature topics. I did, however, enjoy the book myself.
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Summary: Anne Frank and Me
Review: My Favorite Book. It is amazing. People who think the Holocaust never happened or that Anne Frank's Diary is Fake should read this! Nicole Burns is thrown into the Holocaust, Now she is Jewish and Nicole Bernhardt. As the Holocaust rules her life, family and friends the love in her heart keeps her in good spirits. When even that turns for the worst she keeps trying to go on and help her sick little sister. As she goes on she comes face to face with Anne Frank. Suddenly she's thrown out of the past and into the present. Where she realizes the Holocaust changed everything. She finds so much about herself and about a girl who became a famous writer and broke a million hearts, the one and only Anne Frank. I recomend this for 11 and up. As a rating of 1-5 I'd give it a 7.
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Summary: A thought-provoking, disturbing, and unforgettable read.
Review: My first introduction to Lowry will definately cause me to seek her out again. A book assigned to my 13-year-old daughter, I picked it up and was provoked with the profound simplicity of her story. Jonas lives in a perfect, black-and-white utopian hell from which escape is impossible -- unless you're the Receiver who learns the terrible price of such perfect peace and harmony. Many a long and deep discussion with your children can come from reading this marvelous parable. There is one scene in the book, a very disturbing one, which, in the words of my daughter, "will blow you away."Highly recommended
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