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The Giver
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Chapter
Jonas
is
almost
with
his
family.
community.
Dad,
a
One
Mom,
12
rule
a
baby
1
years
old.
Jonas
They
talk
about the
is
that
each
girl
and
a
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rules
family
baby
boy.
lives
of the
has
a
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Chapter
Jonas ,
Lily
Mom,
Dad
came to the
and sister
family.
Jonas
will
learn
Lily
Jonas
special day: Ceremony of Twelves.
job.
2
Jonas
to be an
talk
is
about
how
nervous about
will
adult.
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learn
his
a
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Chapter
Lily
wants to have a
job
of
3
Mother.
Jonas
thinks
should be a speaker.
Jonas's
father
Gabriel and
brings
Jonas
home
have
the
Gabriel, a
same
small
eyes.
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baby.
Lily
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Chapter
Jonas
They
meets
work
his
at the
named Larissa .
friend.
friends,
Asher
House of the Old .
Larissa
tells
Larissa does not
know
Jonas
4
and
Fiona.
Jonas
helps
about the
about releasing.
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an old man
release of
her
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Chapter
One morning, Jonas
It
was
a
Jonas
tells
his
had
happy
father
his
dream
first
5
dream.
about a
about his
dream.
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girl.
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Chapter
Today
is
party.
Jonas
Waiting makes
6
the Ceremony of Twelves.
cannot
Jonas
go.
Jonas
Everyone
must
sad.
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wait.
is
going to the
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Chapter
The Ceremony of Twelves begins.
are
tell
eleven learn
Jonas
his
about
their
7
Jonas
sees
job.
job.
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the children
Chief Elder
did not
who
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Chapter
Chief Elder apologizes to
Chief Elder
tells
Jonas
Jonas
for
that
he
The Receiver of Memory must be
Everyone
is
happy
for
8
making
is
smart,
Jonas
him
the Receiver of Memory .
brave,
.
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wait.
and
honest.
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Chapter
Jonas
learn.
to
learns
Jonas
9
about the Receiver of Memory .
is
surprised.
Jonas
lie.
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There is
will
a lot
now be
to
able
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Chapter
Jonas
meets
learns that
with
he
the
must
old
receive
Receiver of Memory
The
old
and
sledding.
10
Receiver of Memory .
all
gives
Jonas
of the memories of the world.
Jonas
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a memory of
snow
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Chapter
Jonas
learns
about
weather from the
Jonas
receives a
happy
Jonas
receives a
sad
The
old
the
Giver.
memory of
memory of a
Receiver of Memory
tells
11
old
Receiver of Memory .
sledding.
sunburn
Jonas
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to
call
him
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Chapter
Jonas
lies
Most
people
Jonas
sees
red.
Jonas
to
his
parents about his
do not
his
see
friend
is
12
colors.
Fiona's
happy
dreams.
hair.
he can
Fiona's
see
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colors.
hair
is
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Chapter
The Giver
getting
Jonas
hurt .
Jonas
other
tells
Jonas
needs
to
13
about
falling
feels
sad
remember being
off
and
hurt
so
a
sled
and
wants medicine.
Jonas
can
cannot
sleep.
tell
people.
Gabriel, the
Jonas
Gabriel a
baby
is
happy
cries
afraid
at
Gabriel,
night
will
and
be taken away.
story.
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Jonas
tells
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Chapter
Jonas
His
tells
friends
his
are
friends
he
confused.
14
can
They
see
colors.
see
only
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gray.
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The Giver
Jonas
shows
feels
Jonas
pain.
Chapter
15
pictures of
war.
The Giver
feels
sorry
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for
Jonas.
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The Giver
shares
happy
16
memories
with
family
with love
Jonas
takes medicine so he
his
and
Chapter
medicine so
grandparents.
he
is
can
feel
Jonas.
Jonas
Jonas
feels
sad.
relaxed.
Jonas
decides
love
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and
wants a
pain.
to
stop
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Chapter
Jonas
feels
plays
sad.
Dad
goes
babies.
Jonas
a
war
His
to
game
17
with
his
friends.
Jonas
friends do not understand .
work .
is
Dad's
afraid
Dad
job
will
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is
take
to
kill
Gabriel
sick
away.
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Chapter
Jonas
learns
she
got
memories.
Jonas
asked
The Giver
The Giver
about Rosemary.
said
18
Rosemary
was
sad
when
Rosemary asked to be released.
what
the community
would
would
be
happen
okay.
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if
Jonas
left.
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Chapter
19
VHS
The Giver
tells
baby.
Jonas
Dad
puts
garbage.
Jonas
Jonas
to
sees
the
watch
dad
baby
is
video
poison a
in
upset
a
a
of
Dad
releasing a
baby.
box
!
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and
in
the
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Chapter
Jonas
run away .
learns
that
The Giver
release
will
is
help
20
kill .
Jonas
the community.
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plans to
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Chapter
Dad
tells the
family
Gabriel
will
Gabriel.
Jonas
uses
and
Gabriel.
The
that
be released.
21
Gabriel did not
Jonas
the memory of
planes cannot
sleep.
decides to run away
cold
find
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to
them.
hide
with
Jonas
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Chapter
Jonas
and
Gabriel
lives
in
Jonas
and
Gabriel
have
little
hungry.
Jonas
hopes
they
will
22
the
woods
food.
find
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with
They
food.
animals.
are
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Chapter
Jonas
and Gabriel
go
outside.
Gabriel
go
sledding
down
in
his
head.
Jonas
family
and
the
has
23
It is
snowing.
hill.
a
Jonas
Jonas
hears
special memory of a
love.
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and
music
The End
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