Cormier, Robert The Chocolate War ISBN 13: 9780440944591

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Stunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker-Do I dare disturb the universe?

Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school societ-the Virgils-and master of intimidation.  Archie himself is intimidated by a cool, ambitious teacher into having the Virgils spearhead the annual fund-raising event-a chocolate sale.  When Jerry refuses to be bullied into selling chocolates, he becomes a hero, but his defiance is a threat to Archie, the Virgils, and the school.  In the inevitable showdown, Archie's skill at intimidation turns Jerry from hero to outcast, to victim, leaving him alone and terribly vulnerable.

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""The Chocolate War is masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful; complex ideas develop and unfold with clarity."-"The New York Times Book Review
"The characterizations of all the boys are superb... This novel [is] unique in its uncompromising portrait of human cruelty and conformity."-"School Library Journal, starred review
"The novel is cleverly written with a good sense of the realistic and a good ear for dialouge, qualities which will attract any reader."-"Bestsellers
"Robert Cormier has written a brilliant novel."-"Children's Book Revie Service

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" "The Chocolate War" is masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful; complex ideas develop and unfold with clarity." -"The New York Times Book Review"
" The characterizations of all the boys are superb... This novel [is] unique in its uncompromising portrait of human cruelty and conformity." -"School Library Journal," starred review
" The novel is cleverly written with a good sense of the realistic and a good ear for dialouge, qualities which will attract any reader." -"Bestsellers"
" Robert Cormier has written a brilliant novel." -"Children's Book Revie Service"

"From the Paperback edition."

""The Chocolate War" is masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful; complex ideas develop and unfold with clarity."-"The New York Times Book Review"
"The characterizations of all the boys are superb...This novel [is] unique in its uncompromising portrait of human cruelty and conformity."-"School Library Journal," starred review
"The novel is cleverly written with a good sense of the realistic and a good ear for dialouge, qualities which will attract any reader."-"Bestsellers"
"Robert Cormier has written a brilliant novel."-"Children's Book Revie Service""

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CAN ONE SMALL BOY DEFEAT THE MIGHT OF THE VIGILS?

Jerry's one of the best: honest, straightforward and hard working. He's just scraped into the football team at his new school, and things are looking good.

Then he meets Archie, leader of the Vigils, the school Mafia. Archie can see straight away that Jerry's not going to fit in with the Vigils – and if you're not in with them, you're very definitely OUT.

Jerry wants to be out when the school sale comes round. Who says he has to sell chocolates? But Archie's help has been enlisted by one of the masters, and Archie has his reputation to uphold. Jerry MUST conform...

"A quick-firing journalistic exposure of the more atrocious processes of growing up. Can't happen here? It can and it does. Daily."
THE TIMES

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  • PublisherLaurel Leaf
  • Publication date1999
  • ISBN 10 0440944597
  • ISBN 13 9780440944591
  • BindingMass Market Paperback
  • Number of pages263
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