I Am the CheeseBefore 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 |
Contents
Section 18 | 93 |
Section 19 | 97 |
Section 20 | 99 |
Section 21 | 101 |
Section 22 | 107 |
Section 23 | 119 |
Section 24 | 136 |
Section 25 | 142 |
Section 9 | 39 |
Section 10 | 44 |
Section 11 | 57 |
Section 12 | 59 |
Section 13 | 67 |
Section 14 | 76 |
Section 15 | 82 |
Section 16 | 87 |
Section 17 | 90 |
Section 26 | 152 |
Section 27 | 164 |
Section 28 | 169 |
Section 29 | 184 |
Section 30 | 193 |
Section 31 | 204 |
Section 32 | 211 |
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