AFTER THE FIRST DEATH is a brilliantly tense hostage drama by Robert Cormier the acclaimed author of THE CHOCOLATE WAR. It is one of The Originals from Penguin iconic outspoken first. On the outskirts of a small American town a busload of young children is being held hostage. The hijackers are a cold and ruthless group opposed to the secret government agency Inner Delta. At the centre of the battle are three teenagers. Miro is the terrorist with no past and no emotions. Kate is the bus driver caught up in the nightmare and Ben is the Generals son who must act as a gobetween.The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. From political awakening war and unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The collection includes The Outsiders S.E. Hinton I Capture the Castle Dodie Smith Postcards from No Mans Land Aidan Chambers After the First Death Robert Cormier Dear Nobody Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe Esther Hautzig Buddy Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July Joan Lingard No Turning Back Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah Richard C. OBrien The Wave Morton Rhue The Red Pony John Steinbeck The Pearl John Steinbeck Stone Cold Robert Swindells.