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    The Rag and Bone Shop
    The Rag and Bone Shop
    The Rag and Bone Shop
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    The Rag and Bone Shop

    Written by Robert Cormier

    Narrated by Scott Shina

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    A seven-year-old girl has been bludgeoned to death and buried in a pile of leaves. Although the police have no leads, they are pressured to close the case as soon as possible. So they call in a master interrogator to question 12-year-old Jason, the victim's friend and the last person to see her alive. Although Jason is innocent, he is shy, insecure, and wants to give answers that will satisfy everyone. As the questioning becomes more subtle and probing, the interrogator's goal soon shifts from finding justice to gaining a quick confession from the boy. Robert Cormier's award-winning books include I am the cheese and The Chocolate War. This is the final work he completed before his death in November 2001. It is a gripping examination of the powers of suggestion and a dark vision of how easily the seeds of evil can be planted. Scott Shina's narration conveys both the boy's innocence and the cloud of suspicion that grows around him.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 20, 2015
    ISBN9781490676937
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    • 4/5
      Twelve-year old Jason is accused of the brutal murder of a young girl. Is he innocent or guilty? The shocked town calls on an interrogator with a stellar reputation: he always gets a confession. The confrontation between Jason and his interrogator forms the chilling climax of this terrifying look at what can happen when the pursuit of justice becomes a personal crusade for victory at any cost.
    • 4/5
      This mystery, Cormier's final novel before his death, explores the notions of police questioning and false confessions at they pertain to a child murder suspect of a young murder victim. This tension-filled ALA Best Book for Young Adults winner is an admirable way of getting youth interested in law and the implications of the law's psychological effect on impressionable children.
    • 4/5
      The Rag and Bone shop is a suspenseful, thrilling, murder mystery. The reader begins to wonder about suspects as he is immediately drawn into the story. The two main characters are complex and keep the reader questioning personality traits, hidden agendas, and motives. Cormier does a fantastic job of building suspense and discomfort during the interrogation sessions. It is easy to feel empathy for Jason and fear of Detective Trent. The manipulation is well described with relevant details. Jason’s fears are real and believable. Readers will identify with the idea of adults manipulating situations to overwhelm teens.
    • 5/5
      This was a bittersweet read for me, as it was Cormier's last book, published posthumously. I can only wonder if it might have been different if he had lived to see it reach the editor's desk. Nevertheless it is classic Cormier: spare prose, good pace and an unflinching look at facts as they really are. The ending explodes like a nuclear warhead. A bit of trivia: when Cormier originally conceived the story, the character Trent was actually Brint from I am the Cheese. And for all we know, he could still be. There are certainly parallels.
    • 3/5
      This was so intensely creepy, I'm not even sure if I liked it or not.Review:A 7-year-old girl is murdered, and her next-door neighbor, the last person to see her the day of the murder, is brought up as the prime suspect. Right off the bat you are told that he did not do it, that he was innocent, was nowhere near when it happened. But the police don't believe him when he says that. So they hire an expert interrogator. This interrogator has a reputation. He always gets a confession. So the police think that if they bring in this man they can get their innocent suspect to confess. But if the suspect is innocent, how will they get a confession?Comments:This book had an interesting plot line. It was actually extremely different from what I normally read (fantasy: angels, demons, romance, fighting), it was super quick and really made you think. The ending, it was like a punch in the gut. It left you sitting there with your jaw hanging open and your eyes turning out of focus. It left me wondering whether I really liked it and should recommend it, or cry. It was one of those books. And even though I'd been told most of Robert Cormier's books were guy books, I found myself eerily enjoying it. Not recommended for people under 12.
    • 4/5
      Trent, an ace interrogator from Vermont, works to procure a confession from an introverted twelve-year-old, Jason, accused of murdering his friend in Massachusetts. Well written and a quick read, but has a very disturbing ending.
    • 3/5
      (Mystery HS) This book is disturbing. It describes how a skilled adult can manipulate a vulnerable youth. The portrayal of the interrogation (which takes up a large chunk of the book) is sufficiently detailed to make the false confession believable. What is less believable is the idea that as a result that Jason himself would become a killer. That last piece stretches the imagination. Though the protagonist of the book is twelve, high school students would enjoy the psychological intrigue of this book.
    • 4/5
      Normally I don't like Robert Cormier's writing.

      Normally I don't like mysteries.

      This book blows both those assumptions out of the water for me. First, this is only sort of a mystery--we, as readers, know that Jason is innocent, and that Trent is a slimy weasel who won't be swayed by the truth when he wants a confession. The mystery is, in part, finding out exactly what did happen the day 7-year-old Alicia was killed.

      Second, The writing here is looser and warmer than I'm used to seeing from Cormier; ironic considering how cold and calculating the interrogator is. The style works, though, and propels readers along, leaving us every bit as stunned and confused and uncertain as Jason himself is.

      I'll probably continue my slow wade through Cormier's extensive body of work, because I do find his ideas fascinating, and his books really do stick in my head.
    • 3/5
      This wisp of a story was full of suspense, but I guessed the ending fairly quickly, and did not care enough about either of the main characters enough to form any emotional response.
    • 4/5
      Nobody does creepy like Cormier. This, though, isn't one of his best. His young protagonist is a bit too naive, but I think teens will see this character as someone they once knew.