It was required reading too. Took place in the future about a little boy who was born to store memories of different thing from the past and when a newborn baby is brought in to train to store the same memories the little boy begins to feel sorry for it and decides to runaway with the baby. Can't remember how it ends but I'm dying to read it again. One part I do remember is they are being looked for and the boy transferes a memory of being extremly sleepy to the baby so they won't be discovered because the baby is being fussy. CAN ANYONE HELP, PLEASE?
2006-07-31 07:08:24 · 9 answers · asked by star23grace 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Sounds like THE GIVER. Good book
2006-07-31 07:12:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's "The Giver" By Lois Lowry. Yeah, Jonas was chosen to be the next "Giver" And the old Giver transfers memories into Jonas. I remember one memory, He had a memory of a clear blue sky. Yes, when Jonas and the baby are running away, he hears this helicopter, and he remembers that the helicopter can sense heat. So Jonas lays down with the baby and transfers a cold snowy day memory. The helicopter does not find them. In the end, Jonas finds the "Color world" and slides down the hill to it. He hears, music, sees beautiful colored lights, and hears laughter but he guesses it was the wind.
I don't remember every detail, gosh it was so long ago That I read it, It was in 6th grade.
2006-07-31 15:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. That's "The Giver" by Lois Lowry.
The plot is a little different from the way you describe it. The main character, Jonas, wasn't supposed to be sharing his memories with the baby. The first time he did it, it was by accident. Later on, he did it on purpose to help the kid fall asleep. Fussy babies were "sent Elsewhere" and Jonas didn't want that happening to his baby brother.
When the baby was threatened with "release" anyway, that's when Jonas took him and fled.
2006-07-31 15:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by poohba 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Giver by Lois Lowry
2006-07-31 14:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by Ellen N 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's "The Giver" for certain. You might also want to read the rest of Lowry's trilogy, "Gathering Blue" and "Messenger" to get the most out of all the books.
2006-07-31 20:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by BlueManticore 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the Giver by Lois Lowry. There are also sequels to this book.
2006-07-31 14:15:51 · answer #6 · answered by laney_po 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its called "The Giver"
2006-07-31 14:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by alicia 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry it must not have been on my reading list try calling the school and asking for the english department they might remember or it might still be on the list :)
2006-07-31 14:12:41 · answer #8 · answered by barbie89032 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the giver
2006-07-31 14:12:34 · answer #9 · answered by Pence for rookie of the year! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋