Robert Cormier

I Am the Cheese is a crime novel by the American writer Robert Cormier, published in American and British hardcover and paperback editions in 1977. Protagonist Adam Farmer is biking from his home in the fictional town of Monument, Massachusetts. Interspersed with the story of his journey are memories of Adam's …

Although Jerry Renault refuses to sell chocolates at the request of a secret society, it turns into something bigger as he continues to refuse to sell the chocolates. Jerry's defiance of the secret society comes to a heart-pounding climax, forcing everyone to choose sides.