Lord of the Flies -- William Golding, Paperback

Golding's iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remains one of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettable classic for readers of any age.

This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by Jennifer Buehler.

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued.

Author: William Golding
Publisher: Perigee Books
Published: 12/16/2003
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.40h x 4.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780399501487

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5
Point Value: 9
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 744 / Lord of the Flies


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/1992 pg. 1100
Booklist 10/01/1993 pg. 334
Booklist 07/01/1999 pg. 1935

About the Author
William Golding was born in Cornwall, England, in 1911 and educated at Oxford University. His first book, Poems, was published in 1935. Following a stint in the Royal Navy during World War II, Golding wrote Lord of the Flies while teaching school. It was the first of several works, including the novels Pincher Martin, Free Fall, and The Inheritors and a play, The Brass Butterfly, which led to his being awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

Lois Lowry is the two-time Newbery Award-winning author of Number the Stars, The Giver Quartet, and numerous other books for young adults.

Jennifer Buehler is an associate professor of educational studies at Saint Louis University and President of The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English.