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A Fontana Lions edition, Uk, 1984 of the original 1974 bestseller by Robert Cormier, The Chocolate WAR.
Internally as new, no marks or damage, light bumps and edgewear to the cover, nicked bup to base of spine.
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. Bullying and mob rule are at the heart of this bestseller, never out of print since first published.
