Golding’s iconic 1954 novel, now with a new foreword by Lois Lowry, remainsone of the greatest books ever written for young adults and an unforgettableclassic for readers of any age. This edition includes a new Suggestions for Further Reading by JenniferBuehler. 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, theirfreedom is something to celebrate. This far from civilization they can doanything they want. Anything. But as order collapses, as strange howls echo inthe night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as farremoved from reality as the hope of being rescued.