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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Thorndike Pr
Publication date July 9, 2004
Pages 199
Binding Hardcover
Edition Large print
Book category Juvenile Fiction
ISBN-13 9780786266869
ISBN-10 0786266864
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.75 by 8.50 in.
Weight 0.75 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $23.95
Other format details large print
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In this novel that unites characters from 'The Giver' and 'Gathering Blue,' Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: A New York Times Bestseller
A Newbery Award-winning Author

Strange changes are taking place in Village. Once a utopian community that prided itself on its welcome to new strangers, Village will soon be closed to all outsiders. As one of the few people able to safely travel through the dangerous Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village's closing and try to convince Seer's daughter to return with him before it's too late. But Forest has become hostile to Matty . . .

Editions
Hardcover
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Reprint edition from Houghton Mifflin (September 25, 2012)
9780547995670 | details & prices | 187 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.70 lbs | List price $17.99
The price comparison is for this edition
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (July 9, 2004)
9780786266869 | details & prices | 199 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.75 lbs | List price $23.95
About: In this novel that unites characters from 'The Giver' and 'Gathering Blue,' Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
from Houghton Mifflin (April 26, 2004)
9780618404414 | details & prices | 176 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.78 lbs | List price $16.99
About: In this novel that unites characters from 'The Giver' and 'Gathering Blue,' Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
from Houghton Mifflin (March 1, 2004)
9789990066326 | details & prices | List price $0.02
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Bantam Books (January 13, 2009)
9780385737166 | details & prices | 169 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.20 lbs | List price $7.50
About: Messenger is the masterful third novel in the Giver Quartet, which began with the dystopian bestseller The Giver, now a major motion picture.
Reissue edition from Ember (August 22, 2006)
9780385732536 | details & prices | 169 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.45 lbs | List price $9.99
About: In this novel that unites characters from 'The Giver' and 'Gathering Blue,' Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
Reissue edition from Laurel Leaf (January 1, 2006)
9780440239123 | details & prices | 169 pages | 4.50 × 7.25 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.20 lbs | List price $7.99
About: In this novel that unites characters from 'The Giver' and 'Gathering Blue,' Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
Miscellaneous
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from Houghton Mifflin (April 26, 2004)
9780547345895 | details & prices | List price $16.00
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780307284211
 
With David Morse (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Listening Library (January 24, 2006)
9780307284211 | details & prices | 5.75 × 4.75 × 1.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.45 lbs | List price $28.00
About: Knowing that the Village will soon be closed to all outsiders, Matty must make the trek through the dangerous Forest to find Seer's daughter and convince her to return with him before it is too late and he loses her forever.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780807223727
 
With David Morse (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Listening Library (April 1, 2004)
9780807223727 | details & prices | 4.75 × 7.25 × 1.00 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.30 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Knowing that the Village will soon be closed to all outsiders, Matty must make the trek through the dangerous Forest to find Seer's daughter and convince her to return with him before it is too late and he loses her forever.
Prebinding
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Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 22, 2008)
9781435285415 | details & prices | 169 pages | 4.50 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.30 lbs | List price $15.99
About: A New York Times Bestseller A Newbery Award-winning Author Strange changes are taking place in Village.
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (April 18, 2008)
9781435248922 | details & prices | 169 pages | 5.00 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.60 lbs | List price $17.95
from Turtleback Books (August 1, 2006)
9781417759590 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | Rec. grade levels 7-9 | 0.65 lbs | List price $19.60
About: In this novel that unites characters from 'The Giver' and 'Gathering Blue,' Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
Reprint edition from Turtleback Books (January 24, 2006)
9780738368955 | details & prices | 169 pages | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.32 lbs | List price $18.40
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