 Won the Award the Year of: 1995  Page Numbers:256  Subject: Teen FictionTeen Fiction  Age Range: Years  Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

 Jonas and his mother rolled their eyes, yet they watched affectionately as Lily and her father headed to her sleeping room with the stuffed elephant that had been given to her as her comfort object when she was born. His mother moved to her big desk and opened her briefcase; her work never seemed to end, even when she was at home in the evening. Jonas went to his own desk and began to sort through his school papers for the evening’s assignment. But his mind was still on December and the coming Ceremony.  Though he had been reassured by the talk with his parents, he hadn’t the slightest idea what Assignment the Elders would be selecting for his future, or how he might feel about it when the day came.

 That the kid is left alone & noones there with him, he starts off frightned, then he starts making friends & bringing life back to himself.

 This reader’s review caught my attention because she put A LOT of supporting ideas that can telll me so much about the book before reading it.  Copy and Paste Review HERE On August 15th, Lois Lowry's 1994 Newbery Medal-winning novel will be released as a film. Its stellar cast includes Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift, and Brenton Thwaits as Jonas. This movie tie-in edition of the classic contains transcripts of Q and A sessions with key actors. Even without its extra features, this novel qualifies as a bed-stand worthy weekend read.  From the Publisher

 Author’s Name: Lois Lowry  Quick Bio:Lois Lowry is the author of more than thirty books for young adults, including the popular Anastasia Krupnik series. She has received countless honors, among them the Boston Globe- Horn Book Award, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award, the California Young Reader’s Medal, and the Mark Twain Award. She received Newbery Medals for two of her novels, NUMBER THE STARS and THE GIVER. Her first novel, A SUMMER TO DIE, was awarded the International Reading Association’s Children’s Book Award. Ms. Lowry now divides her time between Cambridge and an 1840s farmhouse in Maine. To learn more about Lois Lowry, see her  Include a Picture of author to the right