New Releases by Robert Cormier

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

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.

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 life before the Complex, but he knows that he’s there as a control. To see how the drugs being tested will affect a nonterminal patient. And then they start testing a new drug on him . . . one that will affect his memory. And Barney starts to remember things he doesn’t want to remember.

Eighteen-year-old Eric has just been released from juvenile detention for murdering his mother and stepfather. Now he’s looking for tenderness—tenderness he finds in caressing and killing beautiful girls. Fifteen-year-old Lori has run away from home again. Emotionally naïve 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? Told from their alternating points of view, this harrowing thriller speeds to its fateful conclusion with an irresistible force, and a final twist that will not be easily forgotten.

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.

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.

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."

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.

Psychological thriller set in a New England town, exploring courage, patriotism , violence and death - Includes introduction by Robert Cormier and resource notes.

"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.

A high-school freshman who refuses to participate in the annual fund-raising chocolate sale is forced to defend his convictions.

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 is constantly moving from town to town--all because people can''t forget what happened long ago. When Denny defies his parents one afternoon and answers the telephone, he finds himself drawn into a plot for revenge which may prove deadly.

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.

Betrunken war Buddy bei der Verwüstung eines Einfamilienhauses und dem Überfall auf ein Mädchen beteiligt. Dass er mitgemacht hat, bringt sein Leben völlig durcheinander.

Adolescence.