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Jonas worries about an upcoming ceremony as he reflects on the strict rules and routines of his community.
English Language Arts, Novels & Books
Grades 6-8
Jonas learns more about family structure and eagerly anticipates receiving his future Assignment.
Jonas notices something unusual about a baby's eyes and begins to sense that he sees the world differently.
Jonas volunteers at the House of the Old and witnesses a peaceful release ceremony.
Jonas dreams about a strange feeling and discusses it during the morning dream-telling ritual.
Jonas and his family prepare for the Ceremony, where major life changes await every child.
Jonas nervously waits to hear which role he will be assigned in the community.
Jonas is chosen for a rare and honored role that sets him apart from his peers.
Jonas receives rules for his new Assignment that challenge everything he thought he knew.
Jonas meets the Giver and begins to learn about memories from the past.
Jonas experiences the memory of snow and learns what true sensations once felt like.
Jonas starts to see colors and becomes curious about what his community has chosen to remove.
Jonas receives more memories and realizes how much joy—and pain—once existed in the world.
Jonas is overwhelmed by the pain from a memory and begins to understand sacrifice.
Jonas witnesses a memory of war and feels the deep suffering that once existed.
Jonas learns about love and understands what his community has lost by eliminating deep emotions.
Jonas becomes troubled by the community’s rules as he develops new feelings and insights.
Jonas learns the truth about the previous Receiver and the consequences of overwhelming memory.
Jonas is horrified when he discovers what “release” truly means.
Jonas plans to change the community after realizing he can no longer accept its rules.
Jonas escapes with Gabriel, risking everything to find a life of freedom and feeling.
Jonas struggles to survive outside the community but presses on with hope.
Jonas reaches a place that gives him a final sense of warmth, memory, and possibility.
