by Lois Lowry for Young Adults
Older and shabby copy (printed September 2002)
Winner of the John Newbery Medal in 1994
Plus shipping or pick-up Tokyo 23ku
This book is often mandatory reading in many English or Social Studies classes in the USA.
BECAUSE IT IS SO GREAT and especially so thought provoking.
Please check out what others have written about this book in the on-line reviews!
ISBN 0440237688
Short summary: "Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
I also have The Messenger in great condition, in the same series as _The Giver_,
and also one of his other books _All About Sam_ which is for younger readers.
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