A young boy desperately tries to unlock his past yet knows he must hide those memories if he is to remain alive.
Book Details
Format
school
ISBN-10
0881033200
ISBN-13
9780881033205
Publication Date
Aug 1991
Item Weight
0.40 pounds
Length
7.24 inch
Width
0.75 inch
Height
4.25 inch
First Sentence
I am riding the bicycle and I am on Route 31 in Monument, Massachusetts, on my way to Rutterburg, Vermont, and I'm pedaling furiously because this is an old-fashioned bike, no speeds, no fenders, only the warped tires and the brakes that don't always work and the handlebars with cracked rubber grips to steer with.
Robert Edmund Cormier was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win.
Cormier's more popular works include *I Am the Cheese*, *After the First Death*, *We All Fall Down*, and *The Chocolate War*, all of which have won awards. *The Chocolate War* has been challenged in multiple libraries.
