Reading order · Kids & middle grade
The Giver Quartet Reading Order
The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry has 4 main books (1993–2012). Start with The Giver (1993) and read the numbered books in order.
By Lois Lowry
The Giver Quartet books in order
Your reading speed
- 3 h 30 min
- 3 h 50 min
- 3 h 4 min
- 6 h 57 min
Main books together: 991 pages, about 17 h 21 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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The Giver Quartet: common questions
- How many books are in the The Giver Quartet series?
- There are 4 main books in The Giver Quartet. The most recent main book listed here is Son (2012).
- What order should I read The Giver Quartet in?
- Read The Giver Quartet in its numbered order: The Giver, Gathering Blue, Messenger, Son.
- What is the first The Giver Quartet book?
- The first book is The Giver by Lois Lowry, published in 1993.
- How long does it take to read the whole The Giver Quartet series?
- The 4 main books add up to about 991 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 17½ hours of reading, or about 35 days at 30 minutes a day.