The engaged reader

A guide to reading Lois Lowry's "The Giver," a novel in which Jonas, given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives, discussing narrative technique, plot, characters and characterization, setting, themes, and symbols.

Presents a guide to reading "The Diary of Anne Frank" and provides discussion on the text, and discussion of narrative technique, plot, setting, and themes and symbols.

A guide to reading Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, " which follows the escapades of a young boy living along the Mississippi River before the Civil War, discussing narrative technique, plot, characters and characterization, setting, themes, and symbols.