We read I Am the Cheese in 7th grade English! I have only a vague memory of what happens, but a distinct memory of tentatively enjoying the beginning and hating it by the end.
ETA: Okay, now I too have read the Wikipedia summary. WOW. That all rang a bell as I read it, but I'd forgotten just how dark it really was!
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ETA: Okay, now I too have read the Wikipedia summary. WOW. That all rang a bell as I read it, but I'd forgotten just how dark it really was!