The Giver by Lois Lowry

Jonas lives in a utopian society where everything is the same. He is about to get his assignment (job) in December. When the time comes, Jonas is chosen to become the next Receiver of Memory. The new memories that the previous Receiver of Memory (now The Giver) gives to Jonas open up his heart and his eyes. He realizes that the community needs to experience the memories, so he and The Giver hatch a plan for Jonas to escape. But will it work?

The Giver is a futuristic book about what life would be like in a "perfect" community. This book goes at a relaxed, unhurried pace. It tells its story one event at a time.