I just finished reading "The Giver" for an assignment in my Young Adult Liturature 4510 class, and I wish I would have read it sooner in life.With it's interesting subject matter, inovative ideas, and easy-to-read structure, "The Giver" would be an excellent way for youth to study their own culture, prescribed social boundaries, and their own ideas about what society should be like.I was once asked "If a book doesn't get under your skin and make you think about it's content, then what is the purpose of reading it?" I think that Lowry does an excellent job of probing young minds to ask questions and explore new ideas.