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Pages
320
Published
1988
Language
English

Synopsis

A teenager and his brother are forced to flee their home after a murder investigation closes in, and the boy's brother is a soldier and the boy's father is a cop — the plot is built on a family caught in a police manhunt, which is why crime and suspense fit better than any other genre. The tone is dark and tense throughout, and the book is a classic of YA suspense fiction, so YA and suspense are the core genre tags. Moods reflect the constant threat and the grim reality of the violence and betrayal the characters face.

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About the author

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Robert Cormier

Robert Edmund Cormier was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win. Cormier's more popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down, and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War has been challenged in multip...