GoldingΓÇÖs iconic 1954 novel,now with a new foreword by Lois Lowryremains 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 wara plane crashes on an uncharted islandstranding a group of schoolboys. At firstwith no adult supervisiontheir freedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can do anything they want. Anything. But as order collapsesas strange howls echo in the nightas terror begins its reignthe hope of adventure seems as far removed from reality as the hope of being rescued.