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The Giver Quartet

In 'The Giver', the story follows a young boy named Jonas who lives in a seemingly perfect community. He is selected to receive the memories of the community's 'Giver', a position that allows him to experience the full spectrum of human emotions. The subsequent books in the quartet delve deeper into the world of this community and the secrets it holds. more

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Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry is an American author renowned for her works in children's and young adult literature. Her books often explore social and political issues, with her most famous work being 'The Giver', which has been praised for its profound themes and rich imagination. more

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“When my parents were liberated, four years before I was born, they found that the ordinary world outside the camp had been eradicated. There was no more simple meal, no thing was less than extraordinary: a fork, a mattress, a clean shirt, a book. Not to mention such things that can make one weep: an orange, meat and vegetables, hot water. There was no ordinariness to return to, no refuge from the blinding potency of things, an apple screaming its sweet juice.”

“Death doesn't exist. It never did, it never will. But we've drawn so many pictures of it, so many years, trying to pin it down, comprehend it, we've got to thinking of it as an entity, strangely alive and greedy. All it is, however, is a stopped watch, a loss, an end, a darkness. Nothing.”

“It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.”