Fade

Fade
by Robert Cormier

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Author: Robert Cormier
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-09-14
ISBN: 0385731345
Number of pages: 320
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

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Book Review: Intrigue and mystery in Massachusetts
Summary: 5 Stars

In my favorite Robert Cormier that I have read so far, we learn the story of Paul Moreaux. Paul is a teenaeg boy who has inherited the ability to fade, that is, to vanish. When he discovers this at the age of 13, all he can think about is how wonderful this ability will be, but as he gets older and puts his gift to use, he begins to think of it as a curse.

Suspense, mystery, and lots of twists and turns take the reader on a journey from a Massachusetts mill town in 1938 to Manhatten and back. Just when you think you know what the story is about, you realize that you don't as Cormier adds another dimension.

Maknig this book more special and personal for me is that the story is clearly set in Cormier's home town of Leominster, where my family has lived for four generations. While I have never lived there, I've visited there often over the years, and the town is very recognizable in the narrative, from Monument Square to Lake Whalom, the churches, cemeteries, the meadow that is now a shopping mall, and even Mechanic Street, where my grandfather grew up. My grandmother grew up knowing Robert Cormier and I wish I'd had the chance to meet him before he passed away. Because it's my second hometown, Leominster is, to me, a character in the novel, and Cormier paints it beautifully.

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Summary of Fade

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 King

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