Jerry is a freshman at
Trinity School, a prep school for boys. He wants to be on the football team.
But he becomes the target of the school’s secret society, the Vigils, who need
to sell 20,000 boxes of chocolate.The Chocolate War is a brutal book and though
it was written in 1974, the topic of bullying is still as relevant today as was
then. Jerry is a sympathetic character, he just wants to be accepted and find
his own way. Archie is a master of intimidation, a sociopath in the making, who
enjoys inflicting pain on the students of Trinity School. The brutality of the
fight scenes and even the football games cannot be ignored. This is story which
makes you wonder how real it is, even though you hope it isn’t.
Leatherby Libraries Call
Number: PS 3553 .O653 C565 1986, 3rd Floor Education / Muth
Review submitted by Lisa Pope, Law Library
Rating: Somewhat Recommended
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