What age is appropriate to read The Giver?

I highly encourage parents to give this book to their kids at 11-12.

What grade level should read The Giver?

This book's Lexile measure is 760L and is frequently taught in the 6th to 8th grade. Students in these grades should be reading texts that have reading demand of 925L through 1185L to be college and career ready by the end of Grade 12.

Is it the book appropriate for a 12 year old?

12 is considered YA, the "A" standing for "adult." YA novels deal with bad language and sex because young adults encounter these things, at least peripherally, in their everyday lives.

What should an 11 year old be reading?

What books should a 14 year old read?

In the Giver, What gift do the children receive at ages 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12?

Can 11 year olds read The Giver?

NOT For Elementary & Middle Schoolers.

Is The Giver on a banned book list?

Although intended for tween and teen readers, it easily appeals to adult readers as well, and Jonas' experiences are full of good discussion topics. The Giver has been banned or challenged in various schools at times due to the potentially difficult topics it brings up including infanticide, suicide and euthanasia.

Why is The Giver PG 13?

The Giver is rated PG-13 for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence. Violence: Soldiers on the battlefield are afraid. They shoot and kill one another. (Gun shots are shown, but no blood.)

Does The Giver have inappropriate scenes?

There is nothing lewd in their relationship, and there is no inappropriate language in the movie. Unless your child is highly sensitive, the movie (like the book) should get them to think critically about the real world and about ideologies that seek to eradicate bad behavior with utopian promises.

Why is The Giver rated R?

The MPAA rated The Giver PG-13 for a mature thematic image and some sci-fi action/violence.

Is The Giver movie on Netflix?

Watch The Giver | Netflix.

How is The Giver inappropriate?

The movie is based on young adult fiction with themes and disturbing scenes that make it unsuitable for most children under 15 years, although younger children might have read the book.

Why do parents want to ban The Giver?

The most frequently cited reasons to challenge The Giver have been “Violence” and claims that the book is “Unsuited to [the] Age Group”—or in other words that it's too dark for children.

Is The Giver read in school?

The Giver is one of the books you probably read as a kid, somewhere between late elementary or middle school and early high school, depending on your school and curriculum.

Is The Giver movie appropriate for middle school?

The Giver's rating is appropriate, as it's best for middle school kids and up who are better equipped to handle the social and moral issues presented by the film.

Why should students read The Giver?

It piques students' curiosity from the start and keeps them guessing until the very end. We spend a lot of time making inferences while reading! (Resource HERE). With its strict rules, intriguing dynamics, and seemingly utopian structure, the setting of The Giver piques students' curiosity from the start.

Why is it called The Giver?

(Thanks, Lo!) The term "The Giver" refers to the old man, the former Receiver, who transfers all his memories to Jonas. The very names "Giver" and "Receiver" remind us of one of the book's central themes: memory is meant to be shared.

What is Jonas's birth number in The Giver movie?

Jonas's number was 19 in the novel, 52 in the film.

Is there a giver 2?

And today, his saga (and Gabe's) finally comes to an end with the release of Son, the first direct sequel to The Giver. The novel travels back to the community Jonas fled to tell the story of Claire — a 14-year-old girl drafted to be a Birthmother who finds that she, too, cannot live in a society devoid of love.

Is Jonas in the Gathering Blue?

Jonas is the main protagonist in The Giver and a secondary character in Messenger and Son; he was only mentioned in Gathering Blue. At the start of the series, he was selected as the Receiver of Memory.

Does Jonas ever see Fiona again?

But Lowry says the film itself isn't consumed by the relationship between Jonas and Fiona, except for a line in the final scene in which Jonas says, "I knew I would see Fiona again." "I've written four books now (in this series) and he never sees her again," Lowry tells The News.

Are The Giver books connected?

Summaries of The Giver Series. The Giver series is a four-book series written by Lois Lowry. It is a dystopian science fiction series for young adults. Unlike other book series, the books are very loosely connected, and do not have the same character as the main character in each book.

What happens if twins were born in the community?

What happens to twins born into the community? They do not exist in the community. They are given to one family.

Do Jonas and Fiona kiss in The Giver book?

4) Jonas doesn't kiss Fiona in the book

But in the book, he doesn't really act on his Stirrings toward Fiona, probably because, well, he's only a Twelve.