After the First Death

Summary: In Robert Cormier's unforgettable novels, an individual often stands alone, fighting for what is rightor just to surviveagainst powerful, sinister, and sometimes evil people. His books look unflinchingly at tyranny and the abuse of power, at treachery and betrayal, at guilt and forgiveness, love and hate, and the corruption of innocence. Cormier's gripping stories explore some of the darker corners of the human psych...e, but always with a moral focus and a probing intelligence that compel readers to examine their own feelings and ethical beliefs. The questions that follow are intended to spur discussion and to provoke thoughtful readers to contemplate some of the issues of identity, character, emotion, and morality that make Cormier's books so compelling. [read more]