num_pages: 267
description: Jerry Renault ponders the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to sell chocolates in the annual Trinity school fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society called The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war. Now the only question is: Who will survive? First published in 1974, Robert Cormier's groundbreaking novel, an unflinching portrait of corruption and cruelty, has become a modern classic.A New York Times Outstanding Book of the YearAn ALA Best Book for Young AdultsA School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
language: English
title: The Chocolate War
titlecomplete: The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, #1)
characters: Brian Cochran, Brother Leon, David Caroni, Jerry Renault, Obie, John Sulkey, Emile Janza, Roland "The Goober" Goubert, Paul "Tubs" Casper, Archie Costello
genres: Realistic Fiction, Coming Of Age, School, Young Adult, High School, Teen, Banned Books, Classics, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 44410
places: New England
series: Chocolate War
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Ember