- French Canadians, Paranormal fiction, Juvenile fiction, French-Canadians
IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can "fade." First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his "gift" soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act."Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man, and you'll have an idea how good Fade is. . . . I was absolutely riveted."--Stephen KingFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and intimate.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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- warmbleak
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- Author
- Robert Cormier
- First published
- 1988
- Pages
- 293
- Publisher
- Peter Smith Pub Inc, Delacorte Press, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
- Editions
- 17
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780606203135
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“AT FIRST GLANCE, the picture looked like any other in a family album of that time, the sepia shade and tone, the formal poses, the men is solemn Sunday suits and the women, severely coiffed, in long skirts and billowing blouses.”
Robert Edmund Cormier was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win. Cormier's more popular works include *I Am the Cheese*, *After the First Death*, *We All Fall Down*, and *The Chocolate War*, all of which have won awards. *The Chocolate War* has been challenged in multiple libraries.
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