The Giver by Lois Lowry (1993)Read about another novel on the list.
An influential and crowd-pleasing work, Lois Lowry's acclaimed novel is the first in a franchise that kept on giving. Jonas, a 12-year-old in a colorless environment, is chosen to become the new Receiver of Memory as a life assignment, a role that forces him to remember the entire past of the world and confront the dark truth about his society's hidden secrets. Spawning countless sequels and a 2014 movie starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, and Taylor Swift, The Giver is a classic work of YA dystopian fiction for the ages.
The Giver made Forbes's list of the thirty greatest dystopian books of all time, Boutayna Chokrane's ten top YA books list, J.S. Dewes's list of five great books that do just fine without traditional villains, Carolyn Quimby's list of the 38 best dystopian novels everyone should read, W.L. Goodwater's top five list of books with manipulated memories, the Tor Teen blog's list of eleven top YA dystopian novels, Jeff Somers's top five list of science fiction novels that really should be considered literary classics, Jen Harper's top ten list of kids' books from the ’90s that have proven to be utterly timeless, John Corey Whaley's top ten list of coming of age books for teens, Shaun Byron Fitzpatrick's list of thirteen top, occasionally-banned YA novels, Guy Lodge's list of ten of the best dystopias in fiction, film, art, and television, Joel Cunningham's list of six great young adult book series for fans of The Hunger Games, and Lauren Davis's top ten list of science fiction’s most depressing futuristic retirement scenarios.
Coffee with a Canine: Lois Lowry & Alfie.
--Marshal Zeringue
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