I am the Cheese
Before there was Lois Lowry's The Giveror M. T. Anderson'sFeed, 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. . . . . . . The buildup of suspense is terrific."--School Library Journal, starred review An ALA Notable Children's Book A School Library JournalBest Book of the Year A Horn BookFanfare A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year A Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Nominee From the Trade Paperback edition.