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The Chocolate War

Robert Cormier author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:30th Aug '01

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The Chocolate War cover

The bestselling controversial novel about corruption and misuse of power in an American boys' school.
The headmaster of Trinity College asks Archie Costello, the leader of the Vigils, a secret society that rules the school, to help with the selling of 20,000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. Archie sees the chance of adding to his power - he is the Assigner, handing out to the boys tasks to be performed if they are to survive in the school. Freshman, Jerry Renault, a newcomer to the corrupt regime, refuses to sell chocolates. Enormous mental and physical pressure is put on him but he will not give in - the result is an inevitable, explosive tragedy.

ISBN: 9780141312514

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 202g

288 pages