About this title: In this complex psychological exploration, teenager Adam Farmer is on a bicycle, searching for his father. Told alternately through Adam's eyes as he journeys and his interviews with a government psychiatrist, the reader learns the horrifying truth about Adam and his parents.
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780440940609ISBN:0440940605
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780440940609ISBN:0440940605
Description: Very Good. 0440940605 Mass market paperback, previously read used book in very good condition, may have slight worn corners and varying degre...02607635 _ read more
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Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Good read more
Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Very good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Very good read more
Description: Good. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 224 p. Laurel-Leaf Library. Intended for a juvenile audience. Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. read more
I keep reading, I keep reading. . . . Robert Cormier keeps me intrigued with the unknown. I love the book from beginning to end. In fact, I read it in two days, because I couldn't put the book down. I love how Cormier takes the reader back and forth into what we don't yet know is past and present. This book makes me want to read Cormier's other novels. Today. Right now. I keep reading because, just as Adam's family is full of "Never Knows" and "blanks," my mind, while reading the book, is too. This book is about a boy named Adam Farmer who is riding his bike to go see his father. Follow Adam on his journey as he finds out some things about his identity. Intermixed with his journey, Adam is being interviewed by someone trying to find information out and help him discover things about his past. Read it today."
"I Am the Cheese by Robert Cormier Mystery/Identity/Grief/Corruption
Adam Farmer has forgotten who he is and where he is. He is aided by an elusive "guide" named Brint who steers him in the direction of his memories. Slowly, Adam remembers his horrifying past and the reader discovers the answers just as slowly as Adam. The novel is formatted in an interesting way. Beginning with a first person narrative of Adam riding his bicycle miles and miles to reach his father in Rutterburg, Vermont. This narrative is separated by tape recordings of Adam's sessions with Brint. At the end of the novel, the two narratives start to make more sense and the final climax reveals the truth. Cormier delicately weaves his story, revealing the secrets in a clever way. The story has edge-of-your-seat drama and the surprise ending makes the reader want to stop and think. The final revelation is encrypted as a tape recording report and might be hard for younger readers to decode. This novel is not for the faint of heart who need happy endings. However, for those who can take it as a smart thriller will revel in it's pages."
"While I found The Chocolate War suffers a bit from being a little too closely tied to, or influenced by, the era in which it was written, I think I Am the Cheese can still stand on its own merits. While the book definitely follows one of the same themes as The Chocolate War--the idea that authority, whatever form it takes, is not benevolent but can indeed be malevolent, both on a personal level and a national level--the story and the storytelling in I Am the Cheese survive the test of time better.
I was entranced enough with the story and the technique that I didn't once say to myself, "Well, geez, why didn't he just Google the name? Why is he using public phones instead of a cell?" That may be a tribute to the book, or, it might be a sign that I'm just old and I remember life before the Internet and life with public phone booths on every corner. Hmmm. But I do think the story is so ambiguous, so filled with shades of gray (pun intended for those familiar with the characters), so almost other-worldly, that the use or absence of current technology doesn't really matter that much.
I think this would be a really fun book to teach, because you could have really great discussions about each character and, er, how many layers there are to the onion, if you know what I mean. There can be strong arguments made for one conclusion or another, both about various characters and the story, so I think it would be a hoot. I actually feel frustrated because I have a theory about the Amy Hertz character, and I have no one to discuss it with! Oh well. I think that my feelings of enthusiasm and curiosity are a good sign that the book is a good read. So there."
"I Am the Cheese Robert Cormier 214p. Dell Laurel-Leaf ISBN: 0440940605
I Am the Cheese
Adam Farmer is 14 years old his parents died and now he is in a mental hospital. A guy named Brint is trying to help Adam remember his past. Brint keeps asking about his father. While he has his sessions with Brint, he starts remembering more and more about his past. In the beginning of the story Adam is riding a bike to Vermont to give his father a present. While he is riding to Vermont he thinks about a girl named Amy which he is in love with. This story is confusing because it jumps from Adam narrating his journey to Vermont and the sessions with Brint. In these sessions Adam remembers his past and tells it to Brint. As we get further though the book his past starts to reveal. We learn that his real name is Paul Delmonte and he is not from Monument, Massachusetts. His family was under protective watch because his father testified against a powerful role in the government. They gave them new identities so that they will be safe. If you want to know more you should read this book.
I thought this book was different from the other books I have read. This book jumps from one thing to another and it goes back and forth. At first I thought it was confusing but as I read more I start understand what is happening. It is interesting because as you read things start to reveal. I like the way Cormier the author wrote this book. It is very creative and fun to read. When you read this book it is like you are putting the puzzle pieces together.
I would recommend everyone to read this book. The plot of the story is exciting and you would want to keep reading until it is finished. This book is about a lost identity and hidden secrets about the past. If you like solving mysteries you would enjoy reading this book. If you like books that challenges you this is the book to read."
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