{"title":"Robert Cormier","description":"Robert Cormier (1925-2000) changed the face of young adult literature over the course of his illustrious career. His many books include The Chocolate War, I Am the Cheese, Fade, Tenderness, After the First Death, Heroes, Frenchtown Summer, and The Rag and Bone Shop. In 1991 he received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, honoring his lifetime contribution to writing for teens.","products":[{"product_id":"i-am-the-cheese-paperback","title":"I Am the Cheese - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBefore there was Lois Lowry's \u003ci\u003eThe Giver\u003c\/i\u003e or M. T. Anderson's\u003ci\u003e Feed\u003c\/i\u003e, there was Robert Cormier's \u003ci\u003eI Am the Cheese\u003c\/i\u003e, a subversive classic that broke new ground for YA literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A boy's search for his father becomes a desperate journey to unlock a secret past. 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