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  • Award year: 1991
  • After the First Death

    After the First Death

    By Robert Cormier

    Events of the hijacking of a bus of children by terrorists seeking the return of their homeland are described from the perspectives of a hostage, a terrorist, an Army general involved in the rescue operation, and his son, chosen as the go-between. Cormier's brilliantly crafted and troubling novels have achieved the status of classics in young adult literature.
  • The Chocolate War

    The Chocolate War

    By Robert Cormier

    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. Cormier's brilliantly crafted and troubling novels have achieved the status of classics in young adult literature.
  • I Am the Cheese

    I Am the Cheese

    By Robert Cormier

    A young boy desperately tries to unlock his past yet knows he must hide those memories if he is to remain alive. Cormier's brilliantly crafted and troubling novels have achieved the status of classics in young adult literature.