Before there was Lois Lowry s "The Giver" or M.
Edwards Award, honoring his lifetime contribution to writing for teens..
His many books include "The Chocolate War," "I Am the Cheese," "Fade," "Tenderness," "After the First Death," "Heroes," "Frenchtown Summer," and "The Rag and Bone Shop." In 1991 he received the Margaret A. "School Library Journal," starred review An ALA Notable Children s Book A "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year A "Horn Book" Fanfare A Library of Congress Children s Book of the Year A Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominee"About the Author: Robert Cormier (1925-2000) changed the face of young adult literature over the course of his illustrious career.
The buildup of suspense is terrific. . . . "The New York Times Book Review" " A horrifying tale of government corruption, espionage, and counter espionage told by an innocent young victim.
Cormier] has the knack of making horror out of the ordinary, as the masters of suspense know how to do. . . .
Everything is related to something else; everything builds and builds to a fearsome climax. . . .
The book is assembled in mosaic fashion: a tiny chip here, a chip there.
An absorbing, even brilliant job.
As he searches for the truth that hovers at the edge of his mind, the boy and readers arrive at a shattering conclusion.
But the past must not be remembered if the boy is to survive.
A boy s search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past.
Anderson s" Feed," there was Robert Cormier s "I Am the Cheese," a subversive classic that broke new ground for YA literature.
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Before there was Lois Lowry s "The Giver" or M
