In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws... The Giver is the classic, award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and was adapted into the 2014 film starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, and Taylor Swift. In this future, there is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community lacks anything. Everything needed is provided. At age twelve, each member of the community is carefully assigned a profession by the Committee of Elders. Jonas, twelve years old, has never suspected anything was wrong with his world. But when he is chosen to be the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their society is not as perfect as it seems. Only with the help of the Giver can Jonas find what has been lost. And only through his personal courage can Jonas find the strength to do what is right. The Giver is the award-winning classic of courage and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as a precursor to the genre.