The Chocolate War

Name: The Chocolate War
ISBN: 9780375829871

Robert Cormier

1974·272 pages·young adult

Literary Fiction

classics coming of age self discovery

“Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”
— The New York Times Book Review

“Compellingly immediate. . . . Readers will respect the uncompromising ending.”
— Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“The characterizations of all the boys are superb.”
— School Library Journal, starred review

One 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 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.

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