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Chapter 1
Jonas, an eleven-year-old boy, feels nervous as the December Ceremony approaches. He lives in a tightly controlled community where rules govern nearly everything, and the annual c…
Chapter 2
Jonas's parents talk with him about the upcoming Ceremony of Twelve, where he will receive his Assignment. Through this conversation, readers learn how the community assigns roles…
Chapter 3
Jonas's father brings home a newborn named Gabriel, who is struggling to meet developmental standards and needs extra attention.
Chapter 4
Jonas volunteers at the House of the Old, where he helps bathe an elderly woman named Larissa. During the bath, Larissa tells Jonas about a recent Release ceremony for an old man…
Chapter 5
At the morning family ritual, Jonas shares a dream he had about Fiona, in which he wanted to bathe her the way he had bathed Larissa.
Chapter 6
The Ceremony of Twelve is one day away, and the community gathers for the earlier ceremonies first. Younger children receive new privileges and clothing.
Chapter 7
The Ceremony of Twelve begins. Each twelve-year-old is called forward and given their Assignment, the job they will train for and likely hold for life.
Chapter 8
After all other Assignments are given, the Chief Elder returns to Jonas. She explains that he was not skipped by mistake.
Chapter 9
Jonas receives the rules for his new role, and they are unlike anything given to other Twelves. He is allowed to ask any question of any adult and expect a real answer.
Chapter 10
Jonas reports to the Annex for his first day of training. The space is unlike anything he has seen: it has books, a bed, and a lock on the door.
Chapter 11
Jonas receives his first real memory from the Giver: the experience of sledding down a snow-covered hill. It's the first time Jonas has felt cold, seen snow, or experienced the ph…
Chapter 12
Jonas wakes up thinking about the sled and notices something strange: for a brief moment, an apple and Fiona's hair seem to change in a way he cannot name.
Chapter 13
Jonas continues receiving memories and begins to feel the weight of carrying them alone. He receives memories of elephants, war, and grandparents, experiences that show him love,…
Chapter 14
Jonas receives his first truly painful memory: a boy breaking his leg during a sled ride. The pain is so severe that Jonas asks the Giver to take it back, but the Giver cannot.
Chapter 15
Jonas arrives for his training session and finds the Giver in visible pain. The Giver asks Jonas to take some of the memory causing it.
Chapter 16
Jonas receives one of the Giver's most treasured memories: a warm family Christmas scene full of grandparents, gifts, and love.
Chapter 17
An unscheduled holiday is declared, and Jonas spends the day playing with Asher and other kids. During a war game, Jonas suddenly feels genuine horror at the pretend violence beca…
Chapter 18
Jonas asks the Giver about the concept of release after learning it can be requested. The Giver tells him about a previous Receiver-in-training named Rosemary, who was the Giver's…
Chapter 19
Jonas watches a recording of a release ceremony that the Giver requests for him. He expects to see an exile or a departure.
Chapter 20
Jonas tells the Giver he wants to leave the community. The Giver reveals he has already been thinking about a plan.
Chapter 21
Jonas abandons his plan to wait until the Ceremony and instead flees the community that same night after learning Gabriel is scheduled to be released the next morning.
Chapter 22
Jonas and Gabriel move beyond the mapped boundaries of the community and into terrain that is unfamiliar and increasingly difficult.
Chapter 23
Jonas and Gabriel reach a snow-covered hill as a brutal storm closes in. Gabriel is nearly unresponsive.
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