Robert Cormier

Book Overview

This compelling New Casebook is the first essay collection devoted to the work of groundbreaking American author Robert Cormier. Written by a team of international children's literature experts, the volume offers a variety of critical and theoretical approaches to the range of Cormier's controversial young adult novels.

The newly-commissioned essays explore the author's earlier best-known writings for teenagers as well as his later less critically examined texts, focussing on key issues such as adolescence, identity, bullying and child corruption. Recognizing Cormier's achievement, this long-overdue critical resource is essential reading for anyone with an interest in his influential work and lasting impact on young adult fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230313329
• ISBN13: 9780230313323
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"