The Giver Graphic Novel Contributor(s): Lowry, Lois (Author), Russell, P. Craig (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0544157885 ISBN-13: 9780544157880 Publisher: Clarion Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: February 2019 Click for more in this series: Giver Quartet |
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BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Dystopian - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fantasy - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Coming Of Age | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dewey: FIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 12-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: 7-UP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 500 GN (Graphic Novel) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series: Giver Quartet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" L (1.20 lbs) 192 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Topical - Teen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2018 pg. 167 School Library Journal 12/21/2018 pg. 66 Shelf Awareness 02/19/2019 Booklist 03/15/2019 pg. 56 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quiz #: 501942 Reading Level: 4.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
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Publisher Description: The Giver is a modern classic and one of the most influential books of our time. Now in graphic novel format, Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is accompanied by renowned artist P. Craig Russell's beautifully haunting illustrations. Placed on countless reading lists, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, The Giver is the first book in The Giver Quartet that also includes Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son. 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. |
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Contributor Bio(s): Russell, P. Craig: - P. Craig Russell is a renowned artist in the field of comics and graphic novels. He has worked on many projects, including the graphic novel adaptations of Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: The Dream Hunters, Coraline, Murder Mysteries and American Gods. www.artofpcraigrussell.comLowry, Lois: - Lois Lowry is the author of more than forty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling Giver Quartet and popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, Number the Stars and The Giver. Her first novel, A Summer to Die, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award. Ms. Lowry lives in Maine. |
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