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New Releases by Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier is the author of After the First Death (2013), Heroes (2009), Frenchtown Summer (2009), I Am the Cheese (2007), Tenderness (2004).

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After the First Death

release date: Mar 19, 2013
After the First Death
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 old man. Sixteen-year old Kate sometimes substituted for her uncle and drove his bus when he was ill. She even got a special license to do so, and she’d always liked kids. She wondered what was going on when the van in front of her stopped, but when the man and the boy with guns forced their way onto the bus, she knew her worst nightmare was beginning.

Heroes

release date: Jul 01, 2009
Heroes
A novel for secondary school English classes with great writing and important themes.

Frenchtown Summer

release date: May 27, 2009
Frenchtown Summer
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 world of a mill town: the boys swimming in a brook that is red or purple or green, depending on the dyes dumped that day by the comb shop; the visit of the ice man; and the boys’ trips to the cemetery or the forbidden railroad tracks. And here also is a darker world–the mystery of a girl murdered years before. Robert Cormier’s touching, funny, melancholy chronicle of a vanished world celebrates a son’s connection to his father and human relationships that are timeless.

I Am the Cheese

release date: Sep 11, 2007
I Am the Cheese
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. “An absorbing, even brilliant job. The book is assembled in mosaic fashion: a tiny chip here, a chip there. . . . Everything is related to something else; everything builds and builds to a fearsome climax. . . . [Cormier] has the knack of making horror out of the ordinary, as the masters of suspense know how to do.”—The New York Times Book Review “A horrifying tale of government corruption, espionage, and counter espionage told by an innocent young victim. . . . The buildup of suspense is terrific.”—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

Tenderness

release date: Sep 14, 2004
Tenderness
EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD ERIC HAS just been released from juvenile detention for murdering his mother and stepfather. Now he’s looking for some tenderness—tenderness he finds in caressing and killing beautiful girls. Fifteen-year-old Lori has run away from home again. Emotionally naive but sexually precocious, she is also looking for tenderness—tenderness she finds in Eric. Will Lori and Eric be each other’s salvation or destruction? “Cormier is in top form in this chilling portrait of a serial murderer. . . . Gripping.”—School Library Journal, Starred An ALA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults

Auf der Eisenbahnbrücke

release date: Jan 01, 2002

Nachts, wenn die Schatten fallen

release date: Jan 01, 2002

A la brocante du coeur

release date: Jan 01, 2002
A la brocante du coeur
Trent ne fait que son métier, mais il le fait bien. Il le fait mieux que personne. Son métier consiste à interroger des suspects. Avec patience, intelligence, tact et malice, avec art. Jusqu'à ce qu'ils avouent leur crime. Face à lui, ils finissent toujours par avouer. Trent a quelque chose d'irrésistible. " Sa touche magique ", disent les journaux. " Tu es ce que tu fais ", disait sa femme, Lottie, avant de le quitter. Ce jour-là, le crime est particulièrement horrible et la récompense promise à Trent particulièrement désirable. Quitter enfin son bled pourri du Vermont. Faire carrière. Le petit-fils du sénateur Gibbons était en CE 2 avec Alice, la victime, sept ans. " La ville a besoin d'une arrestation, les familles sont bouleversées. Écrivez vous-même l'addition. Je tiens toujours mes promesses ", dit le sénateur. La police a mis la main sur Jason, douze ans, qui a passé l'après-midi à faire un puzzle avec Alice. C'est un garçon original, maladroit, timide, violent à ses heures. Très observateur. Épris de justice. Un marginal, donc. Le seul problème, c'est qu'il nie. Trent se met au travail.

The Rag and Bone Shop

release date: Jan 01, 2001
The Rag and Bone Shop
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 can happen when the pursuit of justice becomes a personal crusade for victory at any cost. "From the Hardcover edition."

Les héros

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Les héros
À Frenchtown (le quartier français de Monunent), un jeune homme marche, la tête inclinée vers le sol. Il porte une casquette des Red Sox. Une écharpe couvre le bas de son visage. Les passants ont du mal à dissimuler leur dégoût lorsqu'ils le croisent. Il arrive même qu'ils changent de trottoir. Son nom est Francis Joseph Cassavant. Il revient de la guerre et une grenade l'a défiguré. À vie. En 1941, Francis n'était pas en âge de devenir soldat dans l'armée américaine. Et pourtant, il ne pensait qu'à une chose : partir. Peut être même mourir. C'est pourquoi il a falsifié son extrait de naissance. Deux noms suffisent à expliquer ce geste inconsidéré : Larry LaSalle et Nicole Renard, deux grandes figures qui ont marqué son adolescence et qu'il a voulu fuir. De retour dans sa ville natale, Francis s'est donné pour mission de retrouver Larry et de le tuer. Il veut le faire payer pour tout ce qu'il a saccagé. La mémoire de Nicole. La sienne. Dans le monde sans visage de Francis Joseph Cassavant, on ne brise pas deux vies impunément.

Zärtlichkeit

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Der schwarze Kasten.

release date: Jan 01, 2000

Yo Soy el Queso

release date: Nov 01, 1998
Yo Soy el Queso
"Adam emprende un viaje en bicicleta en busca de su padre. Pero al mismo tiempo, aborda un dificil recorrido por el interiór de su memoria para recuperar un pasado que le es desconocido. Pero ¿no será mejor olividar si quiere sobrevivir?, ¿qué peligrosos secretos encierra su pasado?, ¿por qué sufre los constantes interrogatorios del señor Brint? A través de una original estructura narrativa, Yo soy el queso narra una inquietante historia de un antihéroe, de una victima."--Book flap.

In the Middle of the Night

release date: Jan 01, 1996
In the Middle of the Night
Denny has lived a very restricted life as a result of a tragic accident in his father's past - Now he rebels against his father and finds himself embroiled in a mystery.

En pleine nuit

release date: Jan 01, 1996
En pleine nuit
Chaque année, à la veille de Halloween, ça recommence. Les journalistes qui sonnent à la porte, les lettres que le père de Denny brûle dans le lavabo, et le téléphone qui sonne, le jour, la nuit, surtout la nuit. Que s'est-il passé le 31 octobre, il y a vingt-cinq ans ? Qui harcèle le père de Denny ? Et surtout, pourquoi continue-t-il à répondre au téléphone ? Pourquoi refuse-t-il de se mettre sur la liste rouge ? Ce n'est pas normal de devoir déménager presque chaque année parce que la vie est devenue impossible. Et ce n'est pas normal, quand on a seize ans, de ne pas avoir le droit de répondre au téléphone. Seize ans, l'âge qu'avait son père quand la chose est arrivée. Ce jour-là, Denny est seul au moment où la sonnerie retentit. Au fond de lui-même, il a déjà décidé qu'il braverait l'interdiction. Mais il ne sait pas que maintenant, c'est justement à lui que les appels s'adressent.

Der Schokoladenkrieg

release date: Jan 01, 1994

Other Bells for Us to Ring

release date: Jan 01, 1990

Je suis le fromage

release date: Jan 01, 1989
Je suis le fromage
Un fils à la recherche de son père...

La Guerra Del Chocolate

release date: Jan 01, 1988
La Guerra Del Chocolate
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies.

Chokladkriget

release date: Jan 01, 1987

Beyond the Chocolate War

release date: Aug 01, 1986
Beyond the Chocolate War
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 is troubled by his right-hand man, Obie, who has started to move away from the Virgils. Luckily Archie knows his stooges will fix that. But won't Archie be shocked when he discovers the surprise Obie has waiting for him? And there are surprises waiting for others. The time for revenge has come to those boys who secretly suffered the trials of Trinity. The fuse is set for the final explosion. Who will survive?

I Am The Cheese. (Accelerated Reader).

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