The Chocolate War (1974) - Robert Cormier
Knopf Books for Young Readers, 272 pages, ISBN 9780375829871
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Awards:
An ALA Best Books for Young Adults
A School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Choice
A New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year
Margaret A Edwards Award
Annotation: Cormier’s tale of student-led brutality and cruelty at an all boys’ Catholic school packs just as much punch today as it did when it was first released.
Booktalk: All hell breaks loose when Jerry, a loner freshman at Trinity High School, refuses to cower to the student-run Vigils, a sadistic club of bullies with plenty of influence. When Brother Leon, Trinity’s headmaster, makes a foolish decision to double the number of boxes of chocolate sold by each student for school’s annual fundraiser, the Vigils come ready to enforce the new rule by any means necessary. Jerry’s refusal is seen by many of his classmates as heroic and brave, but the Vigils do not take disobedience lightly. On the receiving end of a series of cruel pranks, humiliating acts and physical abuse, Jerry begins to rethink his choices, wishing he had never started his rebellion, but realizes too late that he can’t stop The Chocolate War.
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