The Chocolate War. A Novel
| Title | The Chocolate War. A Novel |
| Year for Search | 1974 |
| Authors | Cormier, Robert [Edmund](1925-2000) |
| Date Published | 1974 |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Place Published | New York |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Young adult dystopia set in a Catholic boys’ school with the temporary head trying to be appointed permanently by encouraging the usual bullying and competition. Among the books most banned in schools. A film written and directed by Keith Gordon (b. 1961) was released in 1988. A sequel, Beyond the Chocolate War. A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985, is set a few months later with the temporary head now Headmaster and the corruption and conflicts continuing. |
| Info Notes | A film written and directed by Keith Gordon (b. 1961) was released in 1988. A sequel, Beyond the Chocolate War. A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985, is set a few months later with the temporary head now Headmaster and the corruption and conflicts continuing |
| Holding Institutions | Public |
| Author Note | (1925-2000) |
| Full Text | 1974 Cormier, Robert [Edmund] (1925-2000). The Chocolate War. A Novel. New York: Pantheon Books. Public Young adult dystopia set in a Catholic boys’ school with the temporary head trying to be appointed permanently by encouraging the usual bullying and competition. Among the books most banned in schools. A film written and directed by Keith Gordon (b. 1961) was released in 1988. A sequel, Beyond the Chocolate War. A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1985, is set a few months later with the temporary head now Headmaster and the corruption and conflicts continuing. |
