Although short, his books pack a great punch his resolves often arent nightmares. Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. The majority of critics either find the book offensive or. In the middle of the night by robert cormier scholastic. The cover reads like the poster for a horror film and gives us a horror tagline. In the middle of the night by robert cormier, is a very interesting book. Written in the mid 1990s, this was one of his later works. Dennys father is being harassed by late night phone calls and letters which he seems to accept with an odd kind of passivity.
In the middle of the night by robert cormier 19970811. Cormier, the author of 18 challenging and critically acclaimed books for young adults, died on thursday. Salinger and his short stories are writings i turn to all the. In the middle of the night is a book that i would recommend to those who love to read, and for those who dont, i doubly recommend this book. In the middle of the night is a young adult suspense novel by robert cormier. In 1991, the young adult services division of the american library association presented him with the margaret a. All about in the middle of the night by robert cormier. Robert cormier biography list of works, study guides. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including. On a halloween night eight years before denny colbert was born, his father les was involved in a tragic accident a collapsing movie theater balcony that killed 22. Order our in the middle of the night short guide robert cormier this study guide consists of approximately 18 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of in the middle of the night. It involves the terrorist hijacking of a bus full of children.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. When he was sixteen, he was an usher in a theater where twentytwo children were killed and, although he was. Cormier again takes on the big themeslove and hate, death, sin, guilt and expiationin this riveting tale of a son increasingly involved in his fathers tragedy. Cormier, 75, author of enduring books for teenagers. In the middle of the night is a study in the selfdestructive power of the lust for revenge.
After the first death, beyond the chocolate war, the bumblebee flies anyway, the chocolate war, fade, i am the cheese, in the middle of the night, tenderness, tunes for. Two young people have had their parents murdered by unidentified wise guys when they were two and three years old. In the middle of the night kindle edition by cormier, robert. He showed some things that go on in teenagers heads.
Review of the book in the middle of the night by robert cormier. 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. This novel follows 16yearold denny colbert, whose father was involved in a tragic accident that killed 22 children. In the middle of the night is suspenseful and plot twisting. In the middle of the night by robert cormier, 9780440226864, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The sin of the father will be visited upon the son. In the middle of the night by robert cormier 19970811 robert cormier on. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Books by robert cormier author of the chocolate war. His first book, my fathers gun, won critical raves and became the subject of a major history channel documentary series.
Edwards award, citing the trio of books as brilliantly crafted and troubling novels that have achieved the status of classics in young adult literature. After the first death is a 1991 youngadult novel by robert cormier. All his novels have won critical praise and honors. Fiction, horror, mystery, novels, realistic fiction, young adult. In the middle of the night by robert cormier goodreads. I would recommend it to any reader who likes an adventurous mystery. Sixteenyearold denny lives in the shadow of a deadly accident with which his father was connected when he was dennys age, a disaster for which some of the su. Robert cormier pronounced kormeer lived all his life in leominster, massachusetts, a small town in the northcentral part of the state, where he grew up as part of a close, warm community of french canadian immigrants.
Written in the mid 1990s, this was one of his later. In the middle of the night by robert cormier slap happy larry. In the middle of the night and tenderness were shortlisted for the carnegie medal in england, and heroes received a highly commended citation for that same award, unique honors because the carnegie is traditionally awarded to a british book. He was forbidden to ever answer the phone, but at 16, he figured his dads rule was just stupi. In the middle of the night by robert cormier 1997 0811. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. In the middle of the night by robert cormier alibris. His novels are constant sources of inspiration for me. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. John paul colbert, 16, was the only person in the old globe theaters balcony when it collapsed, killing 22 children seated below.
In the middle of the night by robert cormier librarything. The book was not as believable as it could have been. Buy in the middle of the night by robert cormier online at alibris. Cormiers novels have frequently come under attack by censorship groups because they are. In the middle of the night ebook by robert cormier. Every year the phone calls come, seeking to remind dennys father of the tragedy which triggered the calls. Read in the middle of the night by robert cormier available from rakuten kobo. In the middle of the night by robert cormier, paperback. Dennys father was involved in a very bad accident and somebody out there cant forget it. Click to read more about in the middle of the night by robert cormier. The end of the affair, one of the great novels of this century, never fails to move me and make me feel like writing.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading in the middle of the night. These three books established cormier as a master of the young adult novel. Novels by robert cormier after the first death beyond the chocolate war the bumblebee flies anyway. Some parents found robert cormier s unsparing, sometimes brutal young adult novels too shocking, but his critics and readers alike loved them for their honesty, their integrity, and their refusal to sugarcoat or evade real issues for a young audience. In the middle of the night by robert cormier 1997 0811 robert cormier on. His wife, connie, also from leominster, still lives in the house where they raised their three daughters and one sonall adults now.
Robert cormier 19252000 changed the face of young adult literature over the course of his illustrious career. Although the he was officially cleared of wrongdoing in the ensuing investigation, he became the. In the middle of the night mass market paperback august 11, 1997 by robert cormier author visit amazons robert cormier page. Cormier was surprised when his agent informed him that he had written a book for teenagers. In the middle of the night 2002 read online free book by. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. In the middle of the night is a young adult horror novel by american author robert cormier. In the middle of the night, robertcormier shop online. Cormier has written 16 books total none of which are autobiographical.
In the middle of the night book summary and study guide. In the middle of the night kindle edition by cormier. Novels by robert cormier after the first death beyond the chocolate war the bumblebee flies anyway the chocolate war eight plus one fade frenchtown summer heroes i am the cheese in the middle of the night the rag and bone shop tenderness tunes for bears to dance to we all fall down this is a work of fiction. Download book in the middle of the night by author robert cormier in pdf epub. Robert cormier booklist robert cormier message board. I wrote the book entirely innocent that there were such things as young adult novels. Guilt never ended, worst in the dark of night but with you all the time, day or night. In the middle of the night frequently asked questions. Robert cormier books list of books by author robert cormier. In the middle of the night by robert cormier slap happy. In the middle of the night was, by far, one of robert cormiers best work. Buy in the middle of the night new ed by cormier isbn. The most popular of cormiers novels for young adults, and the one with which he is most identified, the chocolate war is a book that incites extreme opinions in most of its readers.