What is a “perfect world?” In Jonas’s home, “perfect” means no pain, no sadness, no loss—and everyone has a role to fulfill, so there’s no suffering or conflict. But is that kind of world good?

Join this club to read the futuristic classic, The Giver—where you’ll follow along with Jonas as he is assigned the job to become his community’s receiver—the keeper of all memories… and learns that “the perfect community” may not be all that he believed it to be. You and your Literary Guide, Ms. Conley, will analyze the imagery, themes, and conflicts within the story—to explore the deeper meanings behind the text to discuss the novel’s themes of loss, love, and liberty.

What Makes This Club Special

It’s a Classic. This book is a world-renowned classic—on many required reading lists as a shaper of culture, critical thinking, and future ideas.

Your Guide is a Professional Writer/Author and Seasoned Online Instructor. Ms. Conley is a professional writer, author, educator, and screenwriter who lived and worked in Hollywood—and when you sign up for this club, you get a professional, highly-skilled Guide who helps your teen explore reading on a deeper level—through both understanding story and how stories and books are written. With an educational and learning focus, at the end of each class, we’ll discuss “challenge words” (vocabulary) and be guided for what to look for, as we prepare for the next week’s session and story to come.

Your Guide

Robin Conley was born and raised in Michigan, USA, and earned a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English and World Literature from Western Michigan University and a double Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree in Screenwriting and Genre Fiction from Western Colorado University. She has over ten years’ experience working as a professional writer — including as a technical editor and content creator for businesses on the ground and on the web; as a publications editor for books, curriculum, websites, and more; and as a transcriptionist for film and television, including work for the Food Network, HBO, FX, and A&E.  

Ms. Conley has also served as a writing contest judge, and her professional book editing includes ghostwriting for mystery, romance, and fantasy novels. As a writing coach, consultant, and editor for published novelists, short story writers, and award-winning screenwriters, her students and clients have gone on to win awards and become accomplished in their niches.

After spending a few years in Hollywood working as a writing consultant and editor, she’s now traveling the world teaching, editing, and coaching writers while continuing to develop her own projects for publishing.