I Am the Cheese

Book • 1977
In *I Am the Cheese*, Robert Cormier crafts a tense psychological study of Adam Farmer, a teenager embroiled in a mystery involving his family's past and his own identity.

The novel alternates between Adam's bike ride to visit his father and his sessions with a mysterious interrogator, Brint, revealing a dark and unsettling truth about Adam's life.

This award-winning novel is a classic in young adult literature, known for its gripping narrative and exploration of themes such as identity, trauma, and the blurring of reality.

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