Product Key Features
Edition30
Book TitleChocolate War
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicClassics, School & Education / Boarding School & Prep School, Social Themes / Adolescence, School & Education, General, Social Themes / Peer Pressure
GenreJuvenile Fiction, Young Adult Fiction
AuthorRobert Cormier
Book SeriesChocolate War Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2004-558936
Reviews" 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, "The Chocolate Waris 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 Yis? 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."
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Grade FromSeventh Grade
Series Volume Number1
Dewey Decimal[Fic]
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
SynopsisOne of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders and John Knowles's A Separate Peace . After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling--and provocative--classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions. "Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful."-- The New York Times Book Review "The characterizations of all the boys are superb."-- School Library Journal , starred review "Compellingly immediate. . . . Readers will respect the uncompromising ending."-- Kirkus Reviews , starred review An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Editor's Choice A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, In 1947, after suffering rejections from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut. An uncompromising portrait of conformity and corruption, it quickly became a bestselling-and provocative-classic for young adults.
LC Classification NumberMLCS 2006/43455 (P)