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Chapter 1- Jonas is feeling apprehensive for the ceremony of 12. It's almost December and he knows that there's no reason to be nervous but he still feels apprehensive.

Chapter 2- Jonas talks with his parents about the Ceremony of Twelve. Even though he was comforted by his parents conversation. He was still apprehensive about what the elders were going to choose for him.

Chapter 3- The baby Gabriel came to Jonas's house. Jonas was thinking about how Gabriel and himself are different from most people because of their eyes.

Chapter 4-Jonas volenteers at the House of the Old and talks to Larissa about Roberto being released.

Chapter 5- Jonas had a dream about Fiona in the bathing room. When he told his parents about the dream they told him that he was having stirrings and that all he has to do is take a pill to control them.

Chapter 6-Jonas and his family go to a ceremony and Lily recieved a new jacket that has smaller buttons and pockets while Jonas was waiting anxiously for the ceremony of Twelve.

Chapter 7-It is the ceremony of Twelve and Asher got Assistant Director of Recreation. Fiona got Caretaker of the Old but when it was finally Jonas's turn they skipped him.

Chapter 8-After all of the other twelves had recieved their asignment they finally called Jonas. They told him that he had been selected to be the Reciever of Memory. They said that he had the five qualitys of a reciever: Intelligence, Integrety, Courage, Wisdom, and the power to see beyond.

Chapter 9-Jonas talks with his friends but he feels weird around them beause there is always an acward silence. When he gets home he reads the instructions in his folder and sees that he is alod to lie. He wonders if others are alooud to lie.

chapter 10-Jonas has his first day of being the Reciever of Memory and the old reciever tried to give Jonas an example by talking about sledding. When he realized that Jonas did not know what snow as he told him to take his tunic off and to lay on the bed. He gave him the memory of a sled ride.

Chapter 11-The giver gave Jonas the memory of a sled ride and of sunshine. Jonas wanted to know what thy ment by It's going to Hurt. So the Giver gave him the memory of a sunburn.

Chapter 12-Jonas was riding to work with Fiona and her hair changed just like the apple. When he got to work he told the Giver about fiona and the apple. The Giver told him that he was seeing the color red.

Chapter 13-The Giver gave Jonas a memory of elephant huters killing an elephant. Jonas is able to see more colors now because the Giver gave him the memory ofa rainbow. Jonas still doesn't undersand how the Giver has pain so the Giver told him that he would give him a memory of pain.

Chapter 14-Jonas get's a memory of pain every day now and he gets a good memory every day. Jonas told his parents that he would take Gabriel for the night so that could get some rest. When Gabriel started to cry Jonas gave him a memory of a sail boat. He knew he wasn't supposed to and he was confused about Gabriel being able to recieve memorys. He decided not to tell.

Chapter 15-Jonas went to work and saw that the Giver was sad. The Giver asked him to take the bad memory away. The giver gave him the memory of warfare so theat he wouldn't have to suffer anymore. In the memory there were men and horses all over, wonded and a boy was asking for water.

Chapter 16-Jonas got a memory of love. He saw that there were grandparents and a whole family. He asked his dad if he loved him and his dad told him that love was not a precise word. They asked if he understood that it was not a correct word. He lied for the first time and said yes. Gabriel continued to sleep in Jonas's room because that was the only way he would sleep soundly because Jonas had been giving him memorys.

Chapter 17-Jonas hasn't been taking the pill for four weeks. Jonas went to the playing feild and the children were playing war. When he got hit he just stood there until everyone left. He felt that he had lost his childhood and his friends.

Chapter 18-Jonas wanted to know about the failure of the reciever ten years ago. The giver told him that it was a girl named Rosemary and that he didn't want to give her bad memorys so he just gave her good memorys. One day she asked for a bad memory and he knew he had to give it to her. She became sad and didn't smile or laugh anymore. She applied for release and when she was released all of her memorys went to the community.

Chapter 19-Jonas watched the video of his father releasing the smaller twin. His father put a needle in the new norns head. Jonas watched as the new child died.

Chapter 20-The Giver and Jonas make a plan. Jonas will run away and the Giver will tell everyone that he drowned in the river. They will perform the ceremony of loss. All of jonas's memorys will go to the comunity and they will all get wisdom from the memorys.

Chapter 21-Jonas was eating dinner with his family when his father said that Gabriel was going to be released. Jonas new that released ment that he was going to be killed. He decided to take Gabriel with him. They rode at night and slept during the day. Eventually the search planes stopped coming.

Chapter 22-Jonas has a bike wreck he got a twisted ankle and skinned up knees. Gabriel didn't get hurt. Jonas and Gabriel began to see animals and now it rained. It was hard to find food so they were starving.

Chapter 23-Jonas and Gabriel are freezing. He is worried that they won't make it but finally he see's a sled and as they go down the hill he see's light and hears music. For the first time he feels loved.