The Giver

Lois Lowry · 1993 · 225 pages

Jonas lives in a community without color, weather, or pain — until he is chosen to receive the memories the others have given away. What he learns cannot be unlearned.

Why we picked it

Short, devastating, and taught for a reason. A first contact with the idea that comfort can be a kind of cage.

Something to think about

Which memory would you protect even if it hurt everyone who saw it?

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