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"The Giver" is, without a doubt, one of the most intriguing books I have ever read. ... If thats the case, "The Giver" deserves the award for the most outstanding contribution to childrens literature of the decade, if not the century.
"The Giver" is one of those interesting books that is a fantasy but has enough elements of realism that you find yourself comparing things to the world we live in. ... Before the old one, whom Jonas comes to call "The Giver," can retire, he must pass on all of his knowledge to Jonas. ...
Jonas is trained by the old, retiring Receiver, whom we now know simply as "The Giver". ... As The Giver tells Jonas, "There are so many things I could tell them; things I wish they would change.
Approximate Word count = 1514 Approximate Pages = 6.1 (250 words per page double spaced)
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