Lois Lowry’sThe Giverimagines a world without color, without hills, without difference and most importantly without memory.Winner of the 1994 Newberry Award,The Givershares thematic DNA with classic “Kid Who Is More Special Than Anyone Else Ever” literature like The Hunger Games, Ender’s Game,andHarry Potter.

So naturally we take a big old swing at Quidditch. Other targets of our (perhaps misplaced ire) include Nebraska, bachelor weekends, and dreams.