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After the First Death

Robert Cormier (1979)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingR
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.66

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentNone
LanguageModerate

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsTortured Protagonist

Synopsis

Events of the hijacking of a bus of children by terrorists seeking the return of their homeland are described from the perspectives of a hostage, a terrorist, an Army general involved in the rescue operation, and his son, chosen as the go-between.

Tags

Psychological ThrillerPolitical FictionLiterary FictionContemporary Realism