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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

The Chocolate War

Robert Cormier

Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · September 14, 2004

A Young Adult pick for readers exploring The Chocolate War.

Boarding School YABullying for TeensPeer Pressure for TeensYoung Adult
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Genres
Boarding School YA, Peer Pressure for Teens, Bullying for Teens
Published
Random House Children's Books, September 14, 2004

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About this book

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 bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults.

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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

Under Pressure

Come here for

  • classroom-ready tension
  • layered pressure-cooker read

Expect

  • peer pressure and bullying
  • classic YA with a hard edge

Where it sits

Boarding School YA71%
Bullying for Teens53%
Peer Pressure for Teens49%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Classics
  • Boarding School YA
  • Peer Pressure for Teens
Authors
Robert Cormier
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
September 14, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
YA Classics