The Giver
Lois Lowry
Jonas lives in a perfect community where there is no pain, no fear and no hard choices, because everything is decided for you. At the Ceremony of Twelve every child is given their job for life, and Jonas is nervous. When he is chosen for a rare and mysterious role, he begins to learn what his world has given up.
- Length
- About 43,000 words
- To read it
- About 29 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 3
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why The Giver is on the list
- Year 8, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start.
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.