The Giver appears in 21 book lists

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The Giver appears in 21 book lists on Shepherd.

The best fiction books that capture the meaning of simply being human

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The best sci-fi books for kids who think they don’t like sci-fi

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The best dystopian books that leave a mark

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The best books for understanding the politics of revisionist history

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The best books about doing what you think is right when others are against you

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The best books to be laughing on one page and crying on the next

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The best books to relive those awkward teen years

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The best YA SFF books about utopian societies

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The best books that have been turned into movies (or should be)

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The best books to read if you enjoy being scared of the future

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The best books to inspire you to shoot for the moon

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The best YA dystopian novels with strong female (and one young boy) protagonists

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The best books with aliens that are not science fiction

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The best dystopian science fiction books to guide the way when the world is on fire

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The best dystopian books for girls

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The best middle grade books for parents to read with kids for family discussions

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The best books to take you completely out of your world and immerse you into theirs

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The best middle grade books about loss

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The best utopia-turned-dystopia novels

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The best books to make you ugly cry

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