Jacob Have I Loved
Filled with resentment over the attention showered upon her twin sister, and awaiting the day she can leave her town behind, young Louise meets a wise old sea captain and begins learning how to let go of her anger.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: twins, sisters, newbery medal, chesapeake bay region (md. and va.), large type books, newbery medal books [X], brothers and sisters, chesapeake bay region, individuality [X], large print books, identity, audiobooks, realistic fiction, historical fiction
El Dador
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
FIC
year: 1996
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 780
subjects: spanish language materials, newbery medal books [X], science fiction, spanish language, freedom, conformity, individuality [X], memory, science fiction, liberty, dystopian fiction