Robert Cormier

Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual Trinity school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war. Now the only question is: Who will survive? First published in 1974, Robert Cormier's groundbreaking novel, an unflinching portrait of corruption and cruelty, has become a modern classic. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Who will be the next to die?They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough.More horrors must come...