The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier • 1974
Devastation Rating
power conformity young adult school
Our Take
Cormier was not interested in redemption arcs. Jerry Renault dares to disturb the universe and the universe responds by crushing him — methodically, institutionally, with the full cooperation of his peers. The cruelty here is systemic and ordinary, which is exactly why it stays with you.
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