The release date for the English version of 'The Giver' by
Lois Lowry is Jan 2006. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
Twelve-year-old Jonas, who comes from what seems to be a future and utopian planet, is chosen at the age of twelve to get specialized instruction from The Giver, the only person who can really remember the pleasures and sorrows of life.