1. The Giver By: Lois Lowry

2. Characters Jonas The Giver

3. Jonas  Jonas is a boy.  He is 11 years old.  Jonas is given a very big job!

4. The Receiver  The Receiver is an old man.  He knows every memory that has happened.  He is very important.

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6.  Jonas is an 11 year old boy. He lives in a place that is safe. There are a lot of rules. Everyday in this place is the same.

7.  The place where Jonas lives has no animals, no sun, and no rain. They do not even have colors or music!

8.  The people in this place do not want to be different. They all want to be the same.  They say the same things, do the same times, and act the same.

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10.  The people do not make any choices.  They do not pick anything.  Husbands and wives are picked by The Elders.

11.  The Elders are a group of older people who make choices for people.  They pair people to be married.

12.  Every family can have two kids.

13.  When a baby is born, it stays at the Nurturing Center until it is one year old. Then it is given to a family.

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15.  At age 12, the kids are told what job they will have.

16.  Jonas has a birthday and is now 12. He is very smart, courageous, and special. He is given a good job!

17.  Jonas is going to be the new Receiver. He will know all of the memories from the past.

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19.  Jonas knows that his new job is important. He has to learn how he does his job from The Receiver.

20.  The Receiver has to share all of the good and bad memories with Jonas.  Jonas gave him a new name. He calls him The Giver.

21.  Jonas has all of the good and bad memories. He now knows that people can live a life where things are different.  Not everyone and everything has to be the same.

22.  ONLY Jonas and The Giver know the good and bad memories.  The people do not know any of the good and bad memories.

23.  Jonas and The Given make a plan to change the place that they live in.

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25.  To change the place that he lives, Jonas has to leave.

26.  Jonas goes somewhere far, far away. It was a hard trip to make.

27.  Jonas sees a lot of the things and stories that he learned about from The Giver.

28.  The truth and memories can now start going back to the place where Jonas came from.

29.  The people can know the truth. They do not have to be the same, they can be different.  The people can know the good and bad things.

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