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Reader reviewed by Christy

"The Giver," by Lois Lowry is a terrific book.  The novel is about a boy growing up in a utopian society.  This novel has won several awards and after reading it, you'll understand why.  The story is riveting and the author uses language that will help develop a young adult's expanding vocabulary.  "The Giver" is a book that I use in my middle school Language Arts class.  It's a book that the students enjoy reading, so much so that I have trouble keeping them from reading ahead!  But, it's also a great novel for adults and I never tire of reading it every year with my students.  "The Giver" is part of a loose trilogy with the companion novels "Gathering Blue" and "The Messenger."  All three are tremendous novels, but I would recommend reading "The Giver" first.