RAG AND BONE SHOP

from bmozanich

The Rag and Bone shop is a suspenseful, thrilling, murder mystery. The reader begins to wonder about suspects as he is immediately drawn into the story. The two main characters are complex and keep the reader questioning personality traits, hidden agendas, and motives. Cormier does a fantastic jo...

from GaylDasherSmith

Nobody does creepy like Cormier. This, though, isn't one of his best. His young protagonist is a bit too naive, but I think teens will see this character as someone they once knew.

from engpunk77

This was a very different kind of abuse story. Another disturbing Cormier novel, but this one a quick read. I always wonder, at the end, why I did that to myself. Why am I so drawn to these, knowing before I even begin that I'm going to be disturbed and depressed as a result? I'll never look at t...

from DeirdreHarris

This mystery, Cormier's final novel before his death, explores the notions of police questioning and false confessions at they pertain to a child murder suspect of a young murder victim. This tension-filled ALA Best Book for Young Adults winner is an admirable way of getting youth interested in l...

from librarybrandy

Normally I don't like Robert Cormier's writing.Normally I don't like mysteries.This book blows both those assumptions out of the water for me. First, this is only sort of a mystery--we, as readers, know that Jason is innocent, and that Trent is a slimy weasel who won't be swayed by the truth when...