Lois Lowry – författare

Den utvalde är en andlöst krypande skildring av hur en diktatur maskeras till demokrati. Språkligt en njutning. Eftersom det slutar i en rejäl cliffhanger bör förstås de efterföljande tre delarna i kvartetten snarast få svenska språkdräkter."Gull Åkerblom, BTJ

Jonas lever i ett samhälle utan konflikter, fattigdom, arbetslöshet eller skilsmässor. En värld där allt fungerar och ingen är missnöjd. Men Jonas är spänd. Spänd inför den årliga ceremonin då samhällets alla tolvåringar ska säga adjö till sin barndom och tilldelas en livsuppgift. I år är det hans tur. Under ceremonin väljs Jonas ut att bli samhällets nya minnesbevarare. Han får gå i lära hos den gamla minnesbevararen, en man som han kallar Givaren. Ju mer tid Givaren och Jonas tillbringar tillsammans, desto mer övertygad blir Jonas om att något är fel, alldeles fasansfullt fel. Han börjar allt tydligare förstå vilka mörka hemligheter som döljs bakom den perfekta fasaden.

Suggestivt gastkramande berättelse om ett på ytan perfekt samhälle. Den utvalde är första delen i en serie om fyra titlar.

Lois Lowry är född 1937 i Honolulu, Hawaii och uppvuxen i New York. Hon har skrivit mer än trettio böcker för barn och unga och har i sitt hemland USA belönats med många litterära priser.

A collector's edition with deluxe cover and red sprayed edges containing Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal–winning The Giver plus the acclaimed three companion books in the series.

This first-ever Lois Lowry single-volume omnibus collection includes unabridged editions of the complete Giver Quartet series: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Enter this futuristic world through all four of these books on a page-turning dystopian journey. An affordable addition to the shelves of fans and collectors alike.

The Giver has become one of the most influential novels of our time. Don't miss it or the powerful companion novels in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.

Twins Tessa and Theo live in a world ruled by the tyrannical Koziris, where there are no dangers or rebels... or so they've been told. In this world, citizens live long lives, and while many hate Koziris, they are comfortable and safe. So, when Tessa's brother disappears, nobody wants to discuss it. But then Miriam, their 135-year-old neighbor bound for the retirement community, slips Tessa a key—not only to her brother's disappearance, but to the source of all real magic . . . books. As Tessa and her parents begin their search for Theo, Tessa learns that books not only tell us stories—they open portals and unlock our humanity through our most powerful tool: the imagination. Once that truth has been revealed, Tessa won't be able to rest until she has retrieved her twin and society itself has been transformed.

Two-time Newbery-winner Lois Lowry has crafted a narrative that feels at once prescient and eternal: in this world, the imagination is the revolution. Not only does Building 903 sit in the same resonant space as The Giver Quartet, but it is also a profound addition to Lois's enduring body of work—and a testament to the strength and value of her voice, vision, and legacy.

Lois Lowry’s bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning phenomenon, presented in an irresistible, stunningly deluxe collector’s edition.

The Giver has become one of the most influential books of our time. Placed on countless reading lists and curricula, translated into more than forty languages, and made into a feature film, it has become a modern classic that remains as relevant today as it was when it was first published in 1993.This special collector’s edition is a must-have in any fan’s library, and the perfect gift for new readers to discover the dystopian world of The Giver. It’s a world devoid of color and choices, where sameness rules, but twelve-year-old Jonas is different. It is not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory that he begins to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community, and question everything he has ever known.

For the first time, the Giver Quartet, four critically acclaimed modern classics, in one paperback boxed set. From two-time Newbery Medal winner and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry.

Follow Jonas on his journey to discover the dark implications of his seemingly ideal community; witness Kira’s fight for survival and pursuit of an unmatched talent in a society blinded by prejudice; join Matty’s desperate mission to save Village and the practice of openness and honesty fostered there; and complete the story with Claire’s utter devotion to a child that was stolen from her, no matter what it takes to find him again. 

The Newbery Medal–winning Giver Quartet has become one of the most influential book series of our time. Celebrate this beloved contribution to children’s literature and rediscover Lois Lowry’s masterful storytelling with the paperback boxed set, which includes The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.