Matty hides a mysterious healing gift as his utopian Village turns selfish, then risks a deadly journey through a darkening forest.
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Matty hides a mysterious healing gift as his utopian Village turns selfish, then risks a deadly journey through a darkening forest.
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Second installment to Youth classic, "The Giver." Required in numerous 8th/9th grade English classrooms. Introducing the idea of a utopian society to youth for the 1st time. The well known Trilogy also includes a third book, Gathering Blue. Only recently for the 20th Anniversary of "The Giver" author, Lois Lowry has written a 4th book called, "The Son" now available as of Oct 2012. Which makes the series a fourquet and answers the many hanging questions left by the "The Giver" Reading the two, ...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Mild unspoken affection for another youth; no physical romance
Violence & gore
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Hostile forest traps and kills; animal death; sacrificial character death
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present
Religious content
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No religious content present
Magic & witchcraft
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Central healing gift; supernatural living forest that harms travelers
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult or demonology content
Political content
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Central allegory on greed, closed borders, and a failing utopia
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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People trade away body attributes; past hardship; forest-inflicted suffering
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