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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 3973457, member: 301&quot;]why would you buy such a sad book for a child ?</p><p><br /></p><p>Parents complained of violent and sexual passages, and the <b>book</b> was temporarily <b>banned</b>. In 1995, parents in Montana challenged the <b>book</b> due to infanticide and euthanasia, and the school required parental permission before reading it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Giver</b> is <b>sad</b> and weary because he has to bear the painful memories for the entire community. ... The elders want Jonah to absorb all the memories <b>so</b> that only he has the pain. The <b>Giver</b> is <b>sad</b> because he knows that Jonah&#039;s training will be long and painful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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