![]() The upcoming film touts an all-star cast. One of the American Library Association’s most challenged books of the ’90s, The Giver has become an indisputable classic. What’s more is that the story hits that sweet spot where both kids and adults can identify with its themes. In a community that honored sameness over individuality, a boy named Jonas learned the truth-and quickly became our hero. It made us question the dangers of conformity, and whether stifling the urge to stand out from the pack was really such a good idea. Most of us millennials remember the 1994 Newbery Medal winner as the standout book on our junior high’s required reading list. ![]() ![]() Before Divergent, before The Hunger Games, there was The Giver. When it comes to dystopian, young adult fiction, Lois Lowry was the trailblazer. ![]()
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