Lois Lowry
The second syllable was given at puberty. Kira would get a third syllable in midlife. if she had stayed in that community, she would have gotten it eventually (and then, of course, a fourth if she lived to be old)
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Thank you for the Giver series! My children read The Giver in 5th grade; now that they are 18 & 21, they still maintain that it is one of the most influential books that they ever read. Personally, I have suggested the series for my own book club as it speaks to all ages. Do you believe that the books (The Giver in particular) are more relevant now than when they were first published? Why or why not?
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