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Articles about The Giver

This page lists citations to articles that mention or are about The Giver. Check your library's catalog (SAGE at CSU, OWL at Fort Collins Public Library) to see if your library owns the journal or magazine with the article. Articles available in full text online (to CSU affiliates only) in Academic Search Premier are indicated by FTASP.

Book Reviews

Very brief reviews are indicated (when known).

  • "Best Kids' Books of '93--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Parents 68.12 (Dec 1993): 194. [Note: Two sentences long.]
  • Bradburn, Frances. "Middle books--Science Fiction Stories chosen by Edward Blishen / The Giver by Lois Lowry / Strange Objects by Gary Crew / and others." Wilson Library Bulletin 68.2 (Oct 1993): 122-123+.
  • Bushman, John H., and Kay Parks Bushman. "Books for the Teenage Reader--The Giver by Lois Lowry." English Journal 83.1 (Jan 1994): 80.
  • Campbell, Patty. "Favorite Reads: Books for Children--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Wilson Library Bulletin 69.4 (Dec 1994): 32.
  • Campbell, Patty. "The Sand in the Oyster--The Giver by Lois Lowry / You Must Kiss a Whale by David Skinner." Horn Book 69.6 (Nov 1993): 717-721. FTASP [In depth.]
  • Cooper, Ilene. "Giving and Receiving--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Booklist 89.16 (Apr 15, 1993): 1506.
  • Estes, Sally. and Hazel Rochman. "The Giver." Booklist 95.2 (Sep 15, 1998): 219. [Note: Two sentences long.]
  • F., A.A. "Booklist: For Intermediate Readers." Horn Book Magazine 69.4 (July/Aug. 1993): 458. FTASP
  • "Fiction--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Booklist 90.14 (Mar 15, 1994): 1358.
  • Flowers, Ann A. "For Intermediate Readers -- The Giver by Lois Lowry." Horn Book 69.4 (Jul 1993): 458.
  • Freeman, Judy. "Fantastical Heroes--Of Two Minds by Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman / The Giver by Lois Lowry / The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story by Sid Fleischman and illustrated by Peter Sis." Instructor 105.7 (Apr 1996): 59.
  • Freeman, Judy. "Books about All Kinds of Heroes." Instructor-Intermediate 107.7 (Apr. 1998): 28. FTASP [Note: One sentence long.]
  • Freeman, Judy. "Taking Responsibility--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Instructor 103.8 (Apr 1994): 67.
  • Graeber, Laurel. "Book 'em -- The Giver by Lois Lowry." Woman's Day 57.14 (Sep 1, 1994): 120.
  • Hechtkopf, Jacqueline. "The Giver." School Librarian's Workshop 18.1 (Sep 1997): 14.
  • Hoy, Sherry. "Fiction--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Book Report 12.2 (Sep 1993): 44. FTASP
  • Imdieke, Sandra J. "Teachers' Choices for 1994--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Reading Teacher 48.3 (Nov 1994): 245.
  • Johnson, Nancy J. "1994 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (K-8)--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Language Arts 71.6 (Oct 1994): 461. [Note: Six sentences long.]
  • Kaywell, Joan F., and Rebecca J. Joseph. "Young Adult Literature." English Journal 87.3 (Mar. 1998): 91.
  • Kellman, Amy. "Fiction--The Giver by Lois Lowry." School Library Journal 39.5 (May 1993): 124. FTASP
  • Kollen, Richard P. "Social Interactions and Relationships--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Social Education 58.4 (Apr 1994): 247.
  • Kunzel, Bonnie. "The Giver." School Library Journal 44.5 (May 1998): 51.
  • Lesesne, Teri S. et al. "Books for Adolescents--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Journal of Reading 37.5 (Feb 1994): 438-439.
  • McCray, Nancy. "Audiobooks . . . The Giver by Lois Lowry and read by Ron Rifkin . . .." Booklist 91.22 (Aug 1995): 1966.
  • Nilsen, Alleen Pace. "1993 Honor Listing: A Bumper Crop--The Giver by Lois Lowry." English Journal 83.7 (Nov 1994): 99-100.
  • Marcus, Leonard S. "Middle Readers--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Parenting 7.11 (Dec 1993): 89.
  • Martinez, Miriam and Marcia F. Nash. "Chapter books--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Language Arts 70.8 (Dec 1993): 681-682.
  • "Older Readers--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Booklist 90.10 (Jan 15, 1994): 868.
  • "Older Readers--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Booklist 90.14 (Mar 15, 1994): 1355.
  • "Older Readers--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Reading Teacher 48.2 (Oct 1994): 158. [Note: Three sentences long.]
  • Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell, et al. "Books Too Good to Miss--The Giver by Lois Lowry / Aunt Martha and the Golden Coin by Anita Rodriguez." Reading Teacher 47.4 (Dec 1993): 332.
  • Ray, Karen. "Children's Books." New York Times Book Review 303) 831-9000 (Oct 31, 1993): 7, 26:1.
  • Roback, Diane, and Richard Donahue. "Children's Books--The Giver by Lois Lowry." Publishers Weekly 240.7 (Feb 15, 1993): 240.
  • Shannon, Caitlin, et al. "Children's Bestsellers." Christian Science Monitor 90.211 (Sept. 24, 1998): B12. FTASP [Note: Six sentences long.] Zvirin, Stephanie. "The Giver." Booklist 96.19/20 (Jun 1/Jun 15, 2000): 1874. [Note: Two sentences long.]

Lois Lowry Interviewed/Talking about The Giver, Awards for the Book

  • "The 1993 Cuffies." Publishers Weekly 241.1 (Jan. 3, 1994): 58.
  • "The 1993 Cuffies for Kiddies." Reading Teacher 47.8 (May 1994): 683.
  • "Aboard the World Discoverer." American Libraries 25.5 (May 1994): 389. FTASP [Note: Two sentences long.]
  • "Awards." School Library Journal 41.8 (Aug. 1995): 20. FTASP [Note: One sentence on The Giver.]
  • Hendershot, Judy, and Jackie Peck. "An Interview with Lois Lowry, 1994 Newberg Medal Winner." Reading Teacher 48.4 (Dec 1994): 308-309.
  • "Houghton Mifflin Sweeps Newbery, Caldecott Awards." Publishers Weekly 241.7 (Feb. 14, 1994): 9.
  • Lowry, Lois. "Newbery Medal Acceptance." Horn Book Magazine 70.4 (July/Aug. 1994): 414+. (3497 words.)
  • "Lowry, Say Books Win Newbery, Caldecott Medals." American Libraries 25.4 (Apr. 1994): 360. FTASP [Note: Three sentences on The Giver.]
  • Meyer, Randy. "Lowry & Say Prove It's a Small World." School Library Journal 40.8 (Aug. 1994): 11. FTASP
  • Peck, Jackie, and Judy Hendershot. "An Interview with Lois Lowry, 1994 Newbery Medal Winner." Reading Teacher 48.4 (Dec. 1994/Jan. 1995): 308-9. FTASP
  • Sadowski, Michael J. "Lois Lowry and Allen Say Take Newbery, Caldecott Medals." School Library Journal 40.3 (Mar 1994): 123-126. FTASP [Note: Two sentences on The Giver.]
  • Roback, Diane. "Houghton Mifflin Sweeps Newbery, Caldecott Awards." Publishers Weekly 241.7 (Feb 14, 1994): 9, 15.

Using The Giver in the Classroom

  • Gauch, Patricia Lee. "In the Belly of the Whale." The Horn Book 73 (May/June 1997): 294-9.
  • Hurst, Carol Otis. "Other Worlds, Our World." Teaching Pre K-8 31.4 (Jan 2001): 74-76. FTASP
  • Hurst, Carol Otis. Real-world Career Exploration." Teaching PreK-8 29.5 (Feb. 1999): 78. FTASP
  • Lawrence, Ann. "From The Giver to The Twenty-one Balloons: Explorations with Probability." Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School 4.8 (May 1999): 504-9. FTASP
  • Sumara, Dennis J. "Learning to Create Insight: Literary Engagements as Purposeful Pedagogy. Changing English: Studies in Reading & Culture 8.2 (Oct. 2001) 165-75. FTASP
  • Sumara, Dennis, Brent Davis, and Dolores Van der Wey. "The Pleasure of Thinking." Language Arts 76.2 (Nov. 1998): 135-43
  • Swiderek, Bobbi. "Making News Connections." Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy 41.7 (Apr 1998): 584-585.

Misc.

These articles could be anything--reviews, comments, critiques, analysis, etc. However, The Giver is mentioned one way or another.

  • "Books for Summer Reading." Phi Delta Kappan 77.10 (Jun. 1996): 696. FTASP [Note: Seven sentences on The Giver.]
  • Crossen, Cynthia. "Off the Shelf." Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition Jan. 1, 2000: R8 .
  • "The Five Owls." Curriculum Administrator 36.2 ( Feb2000): 70. FTASP
  • Gebhard, Ann O. "Books for Students." Media & Methods 30.1 (Sept./Oct. 1993): 48.
  • Freeman, Judy. "Folklore to Allegory." Instructor (1990) 103.9 (May/June 1994): 67.
  • Freeman, Judy. "Taking Responsibility." Instructor (1990) 103.8 (Apr. 1994): 67.
  • Hipple, Ted, and Amy B. Maupin. "What's Good about the Best?" English Journal 90.3 (Jan 2001): 40-42.
  • Hurst, Carol Otis. "Escaping in Literature." Teaching PreK-8 24.1 (Aug./Sept. 1993): 124-30. [Seven paragraphs on p. 130.]
  • Lodge, Sally, and Shannon Maughan. "Children's Books for Fall: Dell/Laurel Leaf." Publishers Weekly 241.29 (July 18, 1994): 73.
  • London, Herb. "New Children's Book Exposes Flaws of Modern Classroom." Human Events 51.23 (June 16, 1995): 18. FTASP
  • "Lowry Novel Frequent Censorship Target." Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom 50.5 (Sept. 2001): 192-3.
  • "News in Brief." School Library Journal 40.11 (Nov. 1994): 20-1. FTASP [Note: Two sentences long on donation of MS.]
  • Nilsen, Allen Pace, and Kenneth Donelson. "Young Adult Literature." English Journal 83.7 (Nov. 1994): 99+.
  • Ray, Karen. "Untitled." New York Times Book Review 143.49501 (Oct. 31, 1993): 26.
  • S., A. The Giver. Horn Book Magazine 69.4 (July/Aug. 1993): 392. FTASP
  • Schon, Isabel. "Books in Spanish from Spanish-Speaking Countries." Booklist 93.12 (Feb 15, 1997): 1032-1033.
  • Sharts. "The Book Zone: Student Review--A Book That Changed My Life." Scholastic Scope 48.9 (Jan. 3, 2000): 5. FTASP [Note: Three sentences long.]
  • "Tomorrow's Chiildren's Classics." Booklist, 96.9/10 (Jan. 1 & 15, 2000): 988.
  • Thompson, Hugh. "Two Manuscripts by Author Lois Lowry." College & Research Libraries News 56.1 (Jan. 1995): 40.

Best-Seller List Ranking (Chart and/or Very Brief Text)

  • "Children's Bestsellers." Publishers Weekly 242.12 (Mar, 20, 1995): 27. FTASP
  • "Children's Bestsellers." Publishers Weekly 245.3 (Jan. 19, 1998): 247. FTASP
  • "Children's Bestsellers." Publishers Weekly 245.11 (Mar. 16, 1998): 29. FTASP
  • "Children's Bestsellers." Publishers Weekly 245.38 (Sept. 21, 1998): 27. FTASP
  • "Children's Bestsellers." Publishers Weekly 245.42 (Oct. 19, 1998): 35. FTASP
  • Kulleseid, Eleanor R. "K-12 Bestsellers." Emergency Librarian 21.5 (May/June 1994): 35. FTASP
  • "K-12 Bestsellers." Emergency Librarian 22.4 (Mar/Apr. 1995): 38. FTASP

Newspaper Articles

The following articles will probably mention The Giver, at least in passing.

A search for "giver and Lowry" in Academic Universe (available to CSU affiliates):

  • General News, Major Newspapers, previous ten years, has over 50 articles (all full text)
  • U.S. News, Midwest Regional Sources, previous ten years, has over 15 articles (all full text)
  • U.S. News, Northeast Regional Sources, previous ten years, has over 20 articles (all full text)
  • U.S. News, Southeast Regional Sources, previous ten years, has over 20 articles (all full text)
  • U.S. News, Western Regional Sources, previous ten years, has over 15 articles (all full text)

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