The Chocolate War
Readers rate it 3.4 (76 on Hardcover)
272 pages · Released Sep 1, 2004 · Alfred A. Knopf
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This classic young adult novel explores peer pressure, bullying, and conformity at a Catholic boys' school through a protagonist who refuses to participate in a fundraising drive. While not graphically violent, the book contains psychological cruelty, physical intimidation, and disturbing themes of institutional complicity that make it better suited for older teens who can process moral ambiguity. The ending is deliberately bleak and unsettling, reflecting Cormier's unflinching approach to adolescent literature.
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A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies
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- Children's fiction
- Peer pressure, fiction
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ISBN 9780375829871 · Alfred A. Knopf