description: 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. 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 reviewAn 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 YearFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: The Chocolate War
titlecomplete: The Chocolate War
characters: David Caroni, Archie Costello, Brother Leon, Brian Cochran, Jerry Renault, Roland "The Goober" Goubert, Paul "Tubs" Casper, Obie, John Sulkey, Emile Janza
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, Teen, School, Young Adult, Banned Books, Classics, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, High School
ratings_count: 44411
places: New England
series: Chocolate War
awards: awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Listening Library (Audio)