The Giver (Graphic Novel)
by
Lois Lowry ,P. Craig Russell
Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Imprint
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN
9780544157880
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse, Discrimination: Disability, Violence: Mild Violence
In this new graphic novel edition, readers experience the haunting story of twelve-year-old Jonas and his seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment, through the brilliant art of P. Craig Russell that truly brings The Giver to life. Witness Jonas's assignment as the Receiver of Memory, watch as he begins to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community, and follow the explosion of color into his world like never before.
Interviews with the creators, Lois Lowry and P. Craig Russell. Full-color illustrations created with blue pencil, pencil, ink, blue ink wash, and gray ink wash.
POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse, Discrimination: Disability, Violence: Mild Violence
Details
Format
Page Count
192
Trim Size
9" x 6"
Dewey
F
AR
4.2: points 3
Lexile
500L
Genre
Fiction
Scholastic Reading Counts
0
JLG Release
May 2019
Book Genres
Topics
Dystopia. Memories. Coming of age. Graphic novels. Graphic novel adaptations.
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Praise & Reviews
Starred or favorable reviews have been received from these periodicals:
Kirkus Reviews*, Publishers Weekly, Booklist
Praise & Reviews
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