208 pages · Released 2008 · Random House Children's Books
Content report card
We All Fall Down parent’s guide: what’s inside
Medium confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
Unsure
What it offers
A note for parents
This Robert Cormier novel explores serious adolescent issues including vandalism, alcoholism, revenge, and family dysfunction. The narrative alternates between perspectives of vandals and a victim seeking revenge, creating psychological tension. While not graphically violent, the emotional weight and substance abuse themes require maturity; this is best suited for older teens who can engage with morally complex characters.
As The Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the trashers, increases his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation and his obsession with the daughter of the owner of the vandalized houseAs The Avenger searches for the teenage boys who trashed a house in his neighborhood, Buddy, one of the trashers, increases his drinking in order to cope with his parents' separation and his obsession with the daughter of the owner of the vandalized house
