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Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier

  • 4 stars across 11 books

Robert Cormier was the author of such important teen books as The Chocolate War, I Am The Cheese, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway and After The First Death. He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts, describing himself as "a skinny kid living in a ghetto-type neighborhood wanting the world to know that I existed." When his own children were small, he worked as a newspaper reporter and wrote at night. He used to write a story over and over until he was satisfied. He wanted to make his stories as true as possible, yet censors often disliked his books. Robert Cormier passed away on November 2, 2000.

30th August 2001

The Chocolate War

The bestselling controversial novel about corruption and misuse of power in an American boys' school.The headmaster of T... MoreThe Chocolate War

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30th September 1999

Heroes

'What if I told him I am not the hero he thinks I am . . .?' Maimed and disfigured whilst fighting in the World War Two... MoreHeroes

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28th August 2008

The Chocolate War & Beyond the Chocolate War Bind-up

The head of Trinity College asks Archie Costello, the leader of The Vigils, a secret society that rules the school, to s... MoreThe Chocolate War & Beyond the Chocolate War Bind-up

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30th July 1998

I am the Cheese

Adam's father is in hospital and Adam has set off to visit him. It's a long, cold journey; as he travels along Adam gets... MoreI am the Cheese

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1st July 1999

Yng Nghanol y Nos

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1st July 2003

Rag and Bone Shop

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8th February 2000

Heroes

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6th April 2007

Heroes Hardcover educational edition

When Francis Cassavant returns to his home town, his face horribly disfigured during World War II, he is tormented by ... MoreHeroes Hardcover educational edition

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7th May 2002

In The Middle Of The Night

Revenge for a tragedy, a fire twenty-five years ago which killed twenty-two children. Must Denny live forever with his... MoreIn The Middle Of The Night

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