{"title":"Lois Lowry","description":"We stock a curated range of the most popular new and used Lois Lowry books at bargain prices. We have many unlisted Lois Lowry books. Looking for a particular Lois Lowry? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=27799922882\"\u003eContact Us\u003c\/a\u003e today. If we don't have it in our warehouse we will source it for you.","products":[{"product_id":"buy-the-giver-lois-lowry-conf20250113051","title":"The Giver (Lois Lowry)","description":"\u003ch1\u003e About Book: \u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Published Date: 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e ISBN: 9780007263516\u003c\/li\u003eFormat B (Medium Format). Very Good\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003e Summary: \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn ​the \"ideal\" world into which Jonas was born, everybody has sensibly agreed that well-matched married couples will raise exactly two offspring, one boy and one girl. These children's adolescent sexual impulses will be stifled with specially prescribed drugs; at age 12 they will receive an appropriate career assignment, sensibly chosen by the community's Elders. \nThis is a world in which the old live in group homes and are \"released\"--to great celebration--at the proper time; the few infants who do not develop according to schedule are also \"released,\" but with no fanfare. \n\nLowry's development of this civilization is so deft that her readers, like the community's citizens, will be easily seduced by the chimera of this ordered, pain-free society. Until the time that Jonas begins training for his job assignment--the rigorous and prestigious position of Receiver of Memory--he, too, is a complacent model citizen. But as his near-mystical training progresses, and he is weighed down and enriched with society's collective memories of a world as stimulating as it was flawed, Jonas grows increasingly aware of the hypocrisy that rules his world. \n\nWith a storyline that hints at Christian allegory and an eerie futuristic setting, this intriguing novel calls to mind John Christopher's Tripods trilogy and Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl. Lowry is once again in top form--raising many questions while answering few, and unwinding a tale fit for the most adventurous readers. Ages 12-14.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003e About Readmatter Online Used Bookshop \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn from a dream during the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, \u003cstrong\u003eReadMatter\u003c\/strong\u003e has blossomed into one of South Africa s premier online used bookstores. Operating from three strategic depots in Gauteng, we diligently deliver hundreds of books weekly, illuminating minds and enriching souls and bringing the joy of reading to every corner of the nation. Our shelves boast roughly 10,000 books and 4,000 authors at any moment, with an additional 100,000 unlisted treasures available upon request. Can't find what you're looking for? Allow us the privilege to unearth it for you! At ReadMatter, a portion of every sale is lovingly donated to a variety of good causes supporting the aged, the vulnerable, and animal conservation. Join us in turning pages and transforming lives, one story at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lowry, Lois","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41525385166925,"sku":"CONF20250113051","price":69.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/3856\/4685\/files\/74.jpg?v=1736753097"}],"url":"https:\/\/readmatter.co.za\/collections\/lois-lowry.oembed","provider":"Readmatter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}