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The Giver Graphic Novel by Lois Lowry

The Giver Graphic Novel

Lois Lowry

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 7, 2020

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Who it’s for
A haunting graphic adaptation pairs a classic story of conformity with P. Craig Russell’s vivid illustrations.
Themes
Conformity, Memory, Secrets beneath an ideal society
Genres
YA Dystopian Comics, YA Sci-Fi Comics, YA Classic Adaptation Comics

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About this book

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.

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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, which 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.

A World in Color

A haunting graphic adaptation pairs a classic story of conformity with P. Craig Russell’s vivid illustrations.

Come here for

  • A seemingly ideal, colorless world rendered in striking art
  • A young boy’s awakening to the secrets beneath his community

Expect

  • A sustained narrative in graphic novel form
  • A haunting shift from conformity toward discovery

Where it sits

YA Sci-Fi Comics76%
YA Dystopian Comics62%
YA Classic Adaptation Comics37%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Coming-of-Age Comics
  • YA Dystopian Comics
  • YA Fantasy Comics
Authors
Lois Lowry
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 7, 2020
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Conformity · Memory · Secrets beneath an ideal society
Reading lane
YA Coming-of-Age Comics