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The Chocolate War is a 1974 young adult novel by American writer Robert Cormier. It was adapted into a film in 1988. Although it received mixed reviews at the time of its publication, some reviewers have argued it is one of the best young adult novels of all time. [1]
The Chocolate War is a 1988 American drama film written and directed by Keith Gordon. It is based on Robert Cormier's novel of the same name, about a young man who rebels against the ingrained hierarchy of an elite Catholic school.
Jan 1, 2001 · The Chocolate War. Robert Cormier. 3.49. 45,694 ratings3,569 reviews. 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.
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The Chocolate War, published in 1974, is a young adult novel by American author Robert Cormier. The novel follows protagonist Jerry Renault as he navigates the treacherous social landscape of his Catholic high school and defies a corrupt school culture by refusing to participate in a chocolate sale that funds the school’s various clubs and ...
A short summary of Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of The Chocolate War.
The Chocolate War: Directed by Keith Gordon. With John Glover, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Wallace Langham, Doug Hutchison. The Vigils are a gang of students at Trinity Catholic School... part of the tradition. They control the other boys by intimidation and the threat of violence.
May 1, 2024 · “The Chocolate War,” published 50 years ago, became one of the country’s most challenged books. Its author, Robert Cormier, spent years fighting attempts to ban it — like many authors today.
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 ...
The Chocolate War was inspired by Cormier's son, who similarly refused to sell chocolates at a school chocolate sale, although without the negative repercussions of protagonist Jerry Renault.
