Challenged Book Spotlight: The Giver

Alexandra Care, Megan Fitzgibbons, A.S. Popowich, Jana Sheardown, Jennifer Walker

Abstract


The Giver by Lois Lowry is an anti-utopian tale aimed at young readers. The novel explores themes of knowledge, awareness, death, freedom, and totalitarian social control.

Keywords


the giver; resources; controversy in literature; young adults; dystopia; radicalism

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