Annal:1996 Young Reader’s Choice Award Senior Division
From AwardAnnals
Results of the Young Reader’s Choice Award in the year 1996. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 1996 YRCA-Senior winner
- 1994 Newbery winner
- 1994 Mythopoeic-Children finalist
- 1993 Horn Book-fiction honor
- Score: 32.46
Jonas’s world is perfect. Everything is under control. There is no war or fear of pain. There are no choices. Every person is assigned a role in the community. When Jonas turns 12 he is singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver alone holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life. Now, it is time for Jonas to receive the truth. There is no turning back.
