Columns/Editorials
October 13, 2023

Lean On Me – “The Giver” and my introduction to cliffhangers

By Kayleen Petrovia

In elementary school was the first time I was ever really mad at a book.
My class read the classic dystopian novel “The Giver” by Lois Lowry and I was enthralled by it.
The book was super fascinating to me, I think in large part because it was probably the first time I’d really digested a book i...

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