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The Chocolate War (Readers Circle)by: Robert Cormier September 14, 2004 |
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Jerry Renault is just your typical fourteen-year-old freshman (and football player) at a private Catholic high school minding his own business when, one day, a gang of student thugs called The Vigils task him with refusing to sell chocolates for the annual fundraiser. Brother Leon, a no-nonsense, obnoxious teacher doubles the usual candy order, then requires that the students take on the task of selling them (50 boxes each) willingly by requiring them to "accept" the chocolates during a daily roll call. Day after day, Jerry replies "No" to the question of whether he will accept his boxes and the task of selling, leaving Brother Leon livid. But after the order is rescinded Jerry continues his act of defiance. To save face, the Vigils go on a ... Read More:
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I Am the Cheese (Readers Circle)by: Robert Cormier September 11, 2007 |
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I am the Cheese is a great story about a young boy named Adam Farmer who is from the fictional town of Monument, Massachusetts. His life is very normal, but very unusual at the same time. It all starts one day when he is very young and his family leaves their home in the middle of the night. They arrive in Monument a few days later. His old location is also in the Northeast. Throughout the years Adam has continously heard his dad talking to a man named Mr. Grey on the phone. He does not know who the man is, but he does know that Mr. Grey plays a very significant role in his and his family's life. Adam eventually gets suspicious when he notices he has two different birth certificates with different birth dates. The whole book is based around Adam on his quest ... Read More:
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Beyond the Chocolate Warby: Robert Cormier 2001-06 |
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This is a great book, and a worthy sequel to Robert Cormier's outstanding book The Chocolate War. I was afraid that the sequel would not live up to the standards set by its predecessor, but it lives up to expectations, and even passes the level of quality in the Chocolate War. It's everything you want in a sequel.
The book starts out slow, but then you realize it starts it out slow for a reason, as it needs to introduce some key characters and plots that will be in play in the book. It soon gets into the action, though, with robert Cormier doing what he does best: Making Archie manipulate others, even manipulating his two top officers, Carver and Obie. This book touches on subjects that other young adult authors don't, such as rape, extortiong, and cruelty ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Tendernessby: Robert Cormier September 14, 2004 |
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Robert Cormier is one of the most renowned authors of young adult literature, yet this one falls short of his signature plot twists. The characters, convicted killer Eric Poole and the runaway teen who fantasizes about him, Lori Cranston, are realistic enough - especially in a society that has watched thousands of women lustfully throw themselves at murderer Scott Peterson. While this is a page-turner that will strike an emotional, obsessive chord with young adults, I believe they will be as disappointed as I was with the conclusion of this work. Cormier knew his audience better than this particular novel suggests and it cannot possibly compare with his others (I Am The Cheese; After The First Death).
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Fadeby: Robert Cormier September 14, 2004 |
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What if you had the ability to fade, to dissolves from eyesight, to become invisible? What if you could do whatever you wanted? Steal? Find out peoples' secrets? Take revenge? Paul Moreaux is thirteen and lives in the small New England town of Monument. His family are French Canadian and they live with others of the same background in the ghetto of Frenchtown. They are poor working class people, with repetitive factory jobs, and are looked down upon by the U.S. citizens and called "Canucks" by them. Paul struggles with the normal teenage problems of bullying and emerging sexuality. He is about to get a visit from his uncle Adelard who will reveal a special talent (or is it another problem) that they both share: the ability to become invisible.
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The Rag and Bone Shop (Readers Circle)by: Robert Cormier May 13, 2003 |
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This book is easy to read, and not boring, I hope to read some other books by the author
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Tunes for Bears to Dance Toby: Robert Cormier April 01, 1994 |
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With the troops from WWII just reentering the job market, eleven-year-old Henry Cassavant is lucky to work at the Corner Market owned by Mr. Hairston. Even if his boss is a bigot.
Henry's family is going through hard times. His brother recently died, and his family's moved to a new town to work through the grieving process. His mother is working multiple jobs to help pay the bills. His father is hit the hardest, falling into a deep depression that sends him to "the hospital across town" for help. Through simple curiosity, Henry befriends the elderly Mr. Levine, a Holocaust survivor who lives in the "Crazy House" next door to Henry's family. His friendship with the old man, contrasted with the racism of his boss, makes for a crazy end to the story. Don't let this novel's ... Read More: >>More Details |
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We All Fall Downby: Robert Cormier January 31, 2003 |
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Waffles 02/25/07
Title: We All Fall Down Author: Robert Cormier ISBN-0-385-30501-X The Real World in a Book This is a scene form We All Fall Down, a realistic fiction. This book has three main characters, Buddy, Jane and The Avenger. This takes place in two towns. The time is the present. All of the characters take part in things that could happen today. This book has been one of the first books that I have read the really opened my eyes. This is at the top of my list. Number one reason why this is at the top is because. Cormier is a straight shooter, as in he gives it to you have you think it. Cormier also does not "sugar coat" his writing. There for him not sugar coating it, this book as been banned ... Read More: >>More Details |
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After the First Deathby: Robert Cormier 2002-12 |
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After reading the last page and putting the book down, I shuddered. I felt real pain for the characters in the end, and I didn't think I liked the book. But throughout the following week, I found myself thinking about the book over and over again. I couldn't stop thinking about it.
I did not like it in the way that I am used to liking books. I generally like a book for a happy ending--a "feel-good" read--and After the First Death was not one of those. It is marketed as Young Adult Fiction, yet it could be quite disturbing to some teens. But I like this book because of the masterful way in which it was written, the somber way it deals with tragic circumstances, and especially for the way that Cormier creates characters that seem more real than my next-door neighbors. Cormier's writing style is compelling ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Heroesby: Robert Cormier February 08, 2000 |
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"Write about it, Francis. Maybe you can find the answer that way."
So he'll find that typewriter and get started. Really a poignant narrative, this story. It had the potential to be ugly, full of vengeance, revenge, hate and self-pity. But the circumstances that led young Francis, our war veteran and hero, to be in the predicament in which he finds himself would have justified his vengeance, hatefulness, self-pity and - "the worst sin of all" - despair. Thankfully, in the end this was not an ugly story of hate and revenge, though hateful events are portrayed. There are various thematic discussions that could be had by those who read this story, but the one that captured me the most is the societal notion of the "hero" and what defines such. As young Francis finally discovered - a discovery that ... Read More: >>More Details |
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