The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time.

The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment.

Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.

This movie tie-in edition features cover art from the movie and exclusive Q&A with members of the cast, including Taylor Swift, Brenton Thwaites and Cameron Monaghan.

About the Author

Lois Lowry is known for her versatility and invention as a writer. She was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan.

After studying at Brown University, she married, started a family, and turned her attention to writing.

She is the author of more than forty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series.

She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader's Medal, and the Mark Twain Award.

She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER.

Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association's Children's Book Award.

Several books have been adapted to film and stage, and THE GIVER has become an opera.

Her newest book, ON THE HORIZON, is a collection of memories and images from Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, and post-war Japan.

A mother and grandmother, Ms. Lowry divides her time between Maine and Florida.