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The Giver begins in late November, and we meet Jonas, a boy who is nervous about what's going to happen in December. Each family has two children, one boy and one girl. Jonas's Mother, who works at the Department of Justice, talks about a "repeat offender," someone who keeps breaking the rules, he could be "released". The release could be a punishment; is done for older people, and for newborns who can't be raised in the community

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It is not allowed to ride a bike before nine, but everybody breaks this rule. The rules are established by the Elders and are not changed. The main person is The Receiver, someone who nobody knows.

In the Ceremony of Twelve every kid would know what occupation they receive. Jonas does not have any idea about what would be his profession.

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Jonas's Father brings home the sick baby. Lily says he has "funny eyes" just like Jonas, that mean "light-colored" eyes while most of the people has dark eyes. Lily said that maybe Gabe and Jonas had the same birth mother. Lily wishes she could be a Birthmother.

There are many loudspeakers in the community. Jonas remembers that when he was a younger and took an apple from school, he heard a message about not hoarding snacks. Jonas took the apple when he was playing with Asher and the apple changed four times, but Asher did not see anything

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Jonas goes to find Asher to do their "volunteer hours" after school. This is really the only thing he can decide by himself. Children start volunteer hours when they become Eights.

Jonas went to find Benjamin who works at the Rehabilitation Center, and who knows everything about the job at this place. He finds Asher's bicycle near the House of the Old, next to Fiona's bicycle

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When Jonas and his family were at breakfast they share their dreams. Jonas usually does not remember his dreams, but today that is different. When Jonas finished his mother said that these feelings are called "Stirrings," he has to tell them every time this happen, and that he has to take a pill. Everyone takes these pills, every day, until they go to the House of the Old.

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Gabe isn't there with the other Ones because he's, in short, the runt of the litter. Since he isn't healthy or grown enough to be placed with a family, normal routine says he should be released from the community. But the previous night, Jonas' Father appealed and won another year for Gabe, on the condition that Jonas's family take care of him until he is well.

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The Chief Elder, an aged woman, gives a little speech to the group of young people. She notes that, until now, differences were a bad thing. But today, differences are called out and used to decide each individual's future.                                  And then the assignments begin: Fish Hatchery Attendant, Birthmother, Instructor of Sixes.
Then it's Asher's turn. The Chief Elder relates some anecdotes about Asher to the crowd, like when he was little and couldn't distinguish between the words "smack" and "snack." Anyway, every time Asher wanted a snack he accidentally said "smack." So his teacher would smack him on the leg.

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Finally, when all the Twelves have gotten their assignments, the Elder addresses the fact that she skipped Jonas. She apologizes, and everyone ritualistically chants, "We accept your apology."She goes on to say that Jonas has not been assigned; rather, he has been selected.

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Jonas realizes that his life will never be the same as a result of having been selected as the new Receiver of Memory. At the conclusion of the December Ceremony, Jonas immediately feels "separate, different." People move aside for him to pass, and his peers are unsure of how to act toward him

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In chapter ten Jonas rides to the House of the Old with Fiona, who is nervous about going in even though she has been there many times before. She tells Jonas she will ride home with him later if they get out at the same time. Jonas walks behind the building the Annex. When he enters, a woman at the desk stands to acknowledge his presence and welcomes him as the receiver of memory. She then unlocks the door for him to see the current Receiver. Jonas is surprised as no doors in their community have any locks. The old man also welcomes Jonas as the Receiver of Memory, but Jonas is confused because he feels that the old man still holds that position. The old man, who isn't actually as old as his appearance makes people believe, explains that Jonas will be the one receiving memories of the past from the old man. Jonas still doesn't understand exactly what that means. The old man tries to explain that he holds memories of the entire world from generations ago. His job is to preserve these memories for the good of society then pass them along to the next receiver. He decides to just show Jonas what he means. He then turns off the speaker in the wall, another thing Jonas has never witnessed, and instructs him to lie down. He chooses to share a memory of snow.

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Jonas doesn't feel the hands of the old man in his back anymore, Jonas ask the old man some things, and when Jonas is leaving he ask how to call the old man, and the old man tell him that now he is The Giver.

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The giver wants to know if Jonas looked down at the sled when he was experiencing the memory. Jones says no, he didn't. Jonas comes back from his memory and The Giver has him look up at one of the books on the shelf, which immediately "changes" the way the apple did. Jonas asks what The Giver meant when he said he, too, "saw beyond" when he was a kid, but in a different way. The Giver says he'll save that lesson for another day, and begins to send to Jonas the memory of a rainbow.

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Jonas is angry that the world is devoid of color; it's not fair, he says. The giver asks him to explain. Jonas argues that without color, there aren't choices. He can't decide in the morning whether he wants to wear blue or red. He goes on to explain that his life, his job, is simply to hold the memories.

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For this memory, The giver sends Jonas back to his spot on the hill with the sled. To make a long story short… the sled tips over and Jonas breaks his leg. Many feelings of "Ow!" follow, along with some vomit and blood. When he gets back to the room with The Giver, Jonas asks for relief-of-pain, which we understand to be medication. Then he wonders if he's just broken some unknown rule; it's not like he had permission, after all, to start transmitting his memory…

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When Jonas shows up at The Giver's room, the old man is crumpled in pain. Jonas readies to leave, but The Giver begs him to take some of the pain, which he willingly does.This time, Jonas receives the memory of a body-strewn battlefield. He himself is lying on the ground and seems to be missing a good chunk of his arm, and he's forced to watch a comrade beside him slowly die.

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After that, Jonas doesn't want to go back to the Annex. He just wants a normal life like all of his friends.The Giver, trying to make up for the whole warfare thing, transmits some really good memories to Jonas: a birthday party, for instance, which shows Jonas how nice it is to be singled out as an individual, instead of always the same as everyone else.When he gets to experience riding a horse, Jonas sees how wonderful the bond between man and animal can be. When he sits beside a campfire in the dark, he knows at last the joy of solitude.

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The next thing we hear, there's an impromptu holiday declared over the public speakers.Jonas goes to find Asher.Meanwhile it's been four weeks since Jonas stopped taking his "No more sexual urges!" pills. He's been having some pretty sexy dreams in the meantime, but we're spared the details, juicy or otherwise.