We All Fall Down (New Windmills KS3) - Hardcover

Cormier, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0435124153 ISBN 13: 9780435124151

Publisher: Heinemann, 1994

Synopsis

One of a series offering classic and contemporary fiction for schools to suit a range of ages and tastes, this novel is about the effect of wilful destructiveness on people's lives and the part forgiveness can play in piecing things back together.

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0435124153
• ISBN 13: 9780435124151
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168