Title: The Giver

Title: The Giver Title Record # 8238
Author: Lois Lowry
Date: 1993-04-00
Type: NOVEL [juvenile]
Series: The Giver
Series Number: 1
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Translations

Year	Title
2000	The Giver: Mit Materialien

Year	Language	Title
1996	Spanish	El dador
2002	French	Le passeur
2009^ⓘTranslated by Maria Luiza Newlands	Portuguese	O Doador
2014^ⓘTitle: O Doador de Memórias Subheading: Quando não há memórias, a liberdade é apenas uma ilusão Translated by Maria Luiza Newlands	Portuguese	O Doador de Memórias

Awards

Place	Year and Award	Category
Win	1994 Golden Duck	Hal Clement Young Adult Award
Win	1994 Newbery	Newbery Medal
Nomination	1994 Mythopoeic	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature

Publications

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Giver	1993-04-00	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin	0-395-64566-2	$13.95^?$: US dollar	180	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Lois Lowry
The Giver	1994-09-00	Lois Lowry	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0-440-21907-8	$4.50^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
El dador	1996-09-01	Lois Lowry	Everest Publishing	84-241-5953-5	$10.99^?$: US dollar		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	1997-06-00	Lois Lowry	Dell Yearling Newbery	0-440-22727-5	$2.69^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Giver	1999-06-00	Lois Lowry	Bantam Books	0-553-57133-8	$6.99^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Cliff Nielsen
The Giver	1999-06-00	Lois Lowry	Dell Yearling Newbery	0-440-22892-1	$2.99^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Giver: Mit Materialien (Lernmaterialien)	2000-01-01	Lois Lowry	Klett	3-12-578140-X			tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	2001-02-01	Lois Lowry	Scholastic (Literature Circle Guides)	0-439-04391-3	$5.95^?$: US dollar		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
Le Passeur	2002-07-01	Lois Lowry	Editions de L’ecole	2-211-02166-2	$22.95^?$: US dollar		tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	2002-09-10	Lois Lowry	Laurel-Leaf	0-440-23768-8	$6.50^?$: US dollar	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Giver	2004-12-09	Lois Lowry	Thorndike Press	0-7862-7153-1	$10.95^?$: US dollar	226	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	2006-02-00	Lois Lowry	Delacorte Press	0-385-73255-4	$8.95^?$: US dollar	179+ 11	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Lois Lowry
The Worlds of Lois Lowry	2006-08-22	Lois Lowry	Delacorte Press	0-385-73389-5			tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Giver	2007-05-15	Lois Lowry	Paw Prints	978-1-4352-0750-9	$15.50^?$: US dollar		hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Giver	2008-05-05	Lois Lowry	HarperCollins Children's Books	978-0-00-726351-6	£5.99^?£: UK pound	240	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
The Giver	2008-08-11	Lois Lowry	Paw Prints	978-1-4395-1923-3	$17.95^?$: US dollar	179	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
O Doador	2009-01-01	Lois Lowry	Arqueiro	978-85-99296-44-8	R$8.00^?R$: Brazilian real	192	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver (illustrated; gift edition)	2011-10-25	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Books for Children	978-0-547-42477-4	$19.99^?$: US dollar	208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Giver	2011-10-25	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Books for Children	978-0-547-94696-2	$19.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Giver	2012-09-25	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Books for Children	978-0-547-99566-3	$17.99^?$: US dollar	240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Worlds of Lois Lowry	2012-11-20	Lois Lowry	Laurel-Leaf	978-0-385-37182-7	$22.48^?$: US dollar		pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni
The Giver	2012-12-20	Lois Lowry	HarperCollins Children's Books (Essential Modern Classics)	978-0-00-736988-1			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel
The Giver Quartet	2013-11-05	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-11200-1	$71.99^?$: US dollar	1088	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Giver	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-34068-8	$9.99^?$: US dollar	240	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-33626-1	$8.99^?$: US dollar	225	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Turtleback Books	978-0-606-35978-8	$19.65^?$: US dollar	240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Giver	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Turtleback Books	978-0-606-35977-1	$20.85^?$: US dollar	240	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Giver	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-44220-7		256	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver Quartet	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-34097-8	$29.99^?$: US dollar	772	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni	Rachel Newborn
The Giver	2014-07-01	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-43078-5	$17.99^?$: US dollar	256	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
O Doador de Memórias	2014-08-08	Lois Lowry	Arqueiro	978-85-8041-299-4	R$29.90^?R$: Brazilian real	208	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Ana Paula Daudt Brandão
The Giver Quartet	2014-10-07	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-34062-6	$39.99^?$: US dollar	864	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
The Giver Quartet	2014-11-06	Lois Lowry	HarperCollins Children's Books	978-0-00-811349-0	£28.96^?£: UK pound	1000	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni
The Giver	2015-00-00	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-0-544-33626-1	$8.99^?$: US dollar	225	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Giver	2018-10-02	Lois Lowry	Houghton Mifflin Harcourt	978-1-328-47122-2	$18.99^?$: US dollar	246	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel
The Giver	date unknown	Lois Lowry	Laurel-Leaf	0-440-23768-8	$6.50^?$: US dollar	179	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Lois Lowry
The Giver	date unknown	Lois Lowry	Bantam Books	0-553-57133-8	$7.50^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Cliff Nielsen
The Giver	date unknown	Lois Lowry	Dell Laurel-Leaf	0-440-21907-8	$5.99^?$: US dollar	180	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel

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Reviews

Review by Carolyn Cushman (1993) in Locus, #390 July 1993
Review by Don D'Ammassa (1994) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #169 January 1994
Review by Rochelle Buck [as by Rochelle Taylor Buck] (2004) in Deep Magic, #31, December 2004

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