I AM THE CHEESE

I never read this classic or any other Robert Cormier when I was young, so I’m glad this got picked for my book club. Though the OMG-it-turns-out-my-family’s-in-witness-protection narrative is a bit played out now, it probably wasn’t at the time, and the real twist of the book was ingenious and probably would have blown my mind at age 12. Not lovable, but well-written and quite chilling.