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178 pp.
| Greenhaven
| December, 2009
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7377-4620-4$37.30
(3)
YA
Social Issues in Literature series.
These collections of short essays and excerpts from longer works are divided into three sections: background on the authors, critical discussions, and contemporary thematic materials. Drawing from different disciplines and points of view, each volume provides a varied selection of genuinely useful resources, making decent starting points for student research. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Social Issues in Literature titles: Peer Pressure in Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War, Violence in William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and Race in Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
160 pp.
| Enslow
| July, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7660-2691-9$34.60
(4)
YA
Authors of Banned Books series.
Beckman presents an overview of book banning, then provides a somewhat mechanical analysis of The Chocolate War, I Am the Cheese, and After the First Death. Discussion of the many challenges Cormier's books have faced is interwoven with testaments to his Catholic convictions and generous spirit. Many stock photos and a few that are actually applicable to Cormier's work illustrate the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.
104 pp.
| Enslow
| June, 2007
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LibraryISBN 978-0-7660-2719-0$31.93
(4)
YA
Authors Teens Love series.
These biographies tell about the lives and works of popular authors. Most of the texts are bland and sometimes repetitive, but fans are occasionally rewarded with interesting tidbits (for example, in I Am the Cheese, Amy Hertz's phone number was actually the phone number of author Cormier). Some photographs and pull-quotes help break up the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Authors Teens Love titles: Lois Lowry, Robert Cormier, Richard Peck, S. E. Hinton, and Gary Paulsen.