We All Fall Down - Hardcover

Cormier, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038530501X ISBN 13: 9780385305013

Publisher: Doubleday, 1991

Synopsis

As The Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the trashers, increases his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation and his obsession with the daughter of the owner of the vandalized house.As the Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the trashers, increases his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation and his obsession with the daughter of the owner of the vandalized house

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'By the time the trashers left the house, the tears on the cheeks of the Avenger were cold and hard, like tiny pieces of glass.'

'The house is desecrated.'

'Karen Jerome is left unconscious at the foot of the cellar steps.'

'The family are stunned by the explosion of violence in their lives.'

'The Avenger would wait, knowing when to strike.'

'I am The Avenger, he whispered to the night. And I will avenge this house and what has happened in it.'

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 038530501X
• ISBN 13: 9780385305013
• Binding: Hardcover