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I Am the Cheese

I Am the Cheese( 1 customer ratings | )
Author: Cormier, Robert
ISBN:978-0-440-94060-9
Publication Date:Mar 1999
Publisher:Random House, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $11.99
Book Description:

Before there was Lois Lowry's The Giver or M. T. Anderson's Feed, there was Robert Cormier's I Am the Cheese, a subversive classic that broke new ground for YA literature.   A boy's search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. But the past must not be remembered if the boy is to survive. As he searches for the truth that hovers at the edge of his mind, the boy--and readers--arrive at a shattering conclusion....
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Book Details
Pages:224
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Topics / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Juvenile Fiction / Mysteries & Detective Stories
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10.871 x 17.475 x 1.6 cm
Book Weight:0.114 Kilograms
Author Biography
Cormier, Robert (Author)
Robert Cormier began writing novels for adults, but established his reputation as an author of books for young adults, earning critical acclaim with three books, each of which were named New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year: The Chocolate War (1974), I Am the Cheese (1977), and After the First Dark (1979).

Cormier was born on January 17, 1925, in Leominster, Mass., where his eighth-grade teacher first discovered his ability to write. Cormier worked as a commercial writer at WTAG-Radio in Worcester, Mass. He also worked as a newspaper reporter and columnist at the Worcester Telegram and Gazette and at the Fitchburg Sentinel. Cormier received the Best Human Interest Story of the Year Award from the Associated Press of New England in 1959 and 1973. He also earned the Best Newspaper Column Award from K.R. Thomson Newspapers, Inc., in 1974.

Cormier, who is sometimes inspired by news stories or family events, is known for having serious themes in his work, such as manipulation, abuse of authority, and the ordinariness of evil. These themes are also evident in many of his more than 15 books.

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