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8 + 1
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
Meet seventeen-year-old Mike, who visits his grandmother's bedside and learns a family secret.
A divorced father who discovers only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter 'his' on Thursdays.
And Jerry, a young boy desperately looking for the missing Grover Cleveland card to complete his set of president cards.
Here are nine stories by... Read More
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8 Plus 1
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Seventeen-year-old Mike visits his grandmother’s bedside and learns a family secret.
A divorced father discovers that only love, not bribes, can keep his daughter “his” on Thursdays.
A young white boy finds that friendship—and betrayal—can cross racial boundaries.
Robert Cormier is one of America’s most acclaimed writers for young adults. Here are nine touching... Read More
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After the First Death
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
Who will be the next to die?
They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough.
More horrors must come... Read More
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After the First Death
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Sixteen-year-old Miro had instructions to kill the bus driver immediately.
They would then take the busload of children to the bridge and begin the standoff. Artkin was Miro’s mentor; the mastermind behind this act of terrorism that would get the world’s attention.
But Artkin had told Miro that the bus driver would be an... Read More
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Beyond the Chocolate War
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
The school year is almost at an end, and the chocolate sale is past history. But no one at Trinity School can forget The Chocolate War.
Devious Archie Costello, commander of the secret school organizationcalled the Virgils, stall has some torturous assignments to hand out before he graduates. In spite of this pleasure, Archie... Read More
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Beyond the Chocolate War
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
The school year is almost at an end, and the chocolate sale is ancient history. But no one at Trinity School can forget the Chocolate War.
Devious Archie Costello, commander of the secret school organization called the Vigils, still has some torturous assignments to hand out before he graduates. In spite of... Read More
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The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
They are all going to die. All of the patients at the Complex are terminal, with no hope of reprieve. But they’ve volunteered to come here, to this experimental clinic to allow themselves to be test subjects. Still, they’re all going to die.
All except Barney. Barney cannot remember much about his... Read More
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The Bumblebee Flies Anyway
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
Sixteen-year-old Barney can't remember life before the Complex, an experimental clinlc. He knows he's different--he's the control subject. Then he uncovers a terrible secret about himself, a secret that drives him to fulfill his and his fellow subjects' ultimate dream. The Bumblebee must fly! Read More
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The Chocolate War
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
Stunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker-Do I dare disturb the universe?
Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school societ-the Virgils-and master of intimidation. Archie... Read More
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The Chocolate War
Written by Robert Cormier
Hardcover
Reissued now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, Cormier's chilling look at the insidious world of gang intimidation and the abuse of power in a boys' boarding school is no less relevant today than it was in 1974. Read More
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The Chocolate War
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Jerry Renault is just a freshman the all-boys Trinity School, but from his first football tryout, he’s tough enough to catch the attention of the Vigils, the most powerful clique at Trinity, and its leader Archie Costello. Jerry is a smart kid, who wants to make a difference, find his own... Read More
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The Chocolate War
Written by Robert Cormier
Trade Paperback
IN 1974, AFTER SUFFERING rejections from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut. An uncompromising portrait of conformity and corruption, it quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults.
“Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review
“The characterizations of... Read More
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Fade
Written by Robert Cormier
Trade Paperback
IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can “fade.” First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his “gift” soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act.
“Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells’... Read More
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Fade
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can “fade.” First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his “gift” soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act.
“Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells’... Read More
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Frenchtown Summer
Written by Robert Cormier
Illustrated by Dan Krovatin
eBook
Eugene is remembering the summer of 1938 in Frenchtown, a time when he began to wonder “what I was doing here on the planet Earth.” Here in vibrant, exquisite detail are his lovely mother, his aunts and uncles, cousins and friends, and especially his beloved, enigmatic father. Here, too, is the... Read More
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Heroes
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero.
Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star... Read More
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Heroes
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Francis Joseph Cassavant is 18. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero.
Francis lost most of his face when he fell on a grenade in France. He received the Silver Star... Read More
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I Am the Cheese
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
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I Am the Cheese
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Adam’s memory is very uncertain.
The smell of lilacs. Biking to Monument. A big dog.
Also, there’s something about his dad he cannot seem to remember . . . and whenever he starts to remember he gets terrible headaches.
Brint seems to want to help Adam. Brint also wants to know what Adam remembers... Read More
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I Am the Cheese
Written by Robert Cormier
Trade Paperback
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I Have Words to Spend
Written by Robert Cormier
Trade Paperback
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In the Middle of the Night
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Denny answered the phone.
He was forbidden to ever answer the phone, but at 16, he figured his dad’s rule was just stupid.
And Denny is soon plunged into a terrifying ordeal of revenge and madness for a horrific incident that happened 25 years before. Read More
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In the Middle of the Night
Written by Robert Cormier
Paperback
Eight years before Denny Colbert was born, his father was involved in a tragic accident that killed 22 children. Now Denny is 16, and all he wants is to be like other kids his age. But he isn't allowed to answer the telephone or have a driver's license, and his family... Read More
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The Rag and Bone Shop
Written by Robert Cormier
Hardcover
Twelve-year old Jason is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. Is he innocent or guilty? The shocked town calls on an interrogator with a stellar reputation: he always gets a confession. The confrontation between Jason and his interrogator forms the chilling climax of this terrifying look at what... Read More
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The Rag and Bone Shop
Written by Robert Cormier
eBook
Twelve-year old Jason is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. Is he innocent or guilty? The shocked town calls on an interrogator with a stellar reputation: he always gets a confession. The confrontation between Jason and his interrogator forms the chilling climax of this terrifying look at what... Read More
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