I Am the Cheese
Imagine discovering that your whole life has been a fiction, your identity altered, and a new family history created. Suddenly nothing is as it once seemed; you can trust no one, maybe not even yourself. It is exactly this revelation that turns 14-year-old Adam Farmer's life upside down. As he tries to ascertain who he really is, Adam encounters a past, present, and future too horrible to contemplate. Suspense builds as the fragments of the story are assembled--a missing father, government corruption, espionage--until the shocking conclusion shatters the fragile mosaic. Young adult readers will easily relate to the shy and confused Adam, whose desperate searching for self resembles a disturbingly exaggerated version of the identity crisis common to the teenage years.First published in 1977,I Am the Cheeseprovides an exciting introduction to psychological thrillers. This sensitive, emotional, subtly crafted novel byRobert Cormier(author ofThe Chocolate War) was aNew York TimesOutstanding Book of the Year, as well as aSchool Library JournalBest Book of the Year.--Emilie Coulter--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.