Robert Cormier
The Chocolate War
Paperback
(Laurel-Leaf Jan. 1, 1981)
, Signed/Ninth Laurel Printing Edition
According to the New York Times, this novel is masterfully structured and rich in theme, a compelling combination of Lord of the Flies and a Separate Peace. 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.
- ISBN
- 0440944597 / 9780440944591
- Pages
- 191
- Weight
- 3.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 4.4 in.
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