a young adult novel by American author Robert Cormier

The Chocolate War is a young adult novel by American author Robert Cormier.

drama

The Chocolate War is a 1988 American drama film written and directed by Keith Gordon.

to the Genre of the Young Adult novel

The Chocolate War belongs to the Genre of the Young Adult novel.

a delicious history of the fierce, 150-year business rivalry for one of the world

Featuring a cast of savvy entrepreneurs, brilliant eccentrics, and resourceful visionaries, Chocolate Wars is a delicious history of the fierce, 150-year business rivalry for one of the world’s most coveted markets.

a standard to which I hold Young Adult Literature

THE CHOCOLATE WAR by Robert Cormier is a standard to which I hold Young Adult Literature.

YA

One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton

a documentary by director and journalist Miki Mistrati shedding a light on child slavery in the cocoa and chocolate industry

The Chocolate War is a documentary by director and journalist Miki Mistrati shedding a light on child slavery in the cocoa and chocolate industry.

a satirical look at conformity, popularity, rebellion, and chocolate at a Catholic boys school

Directed by Keith Gordon, The Chocolate War is a satirical look at conformity, popularity, rebellion, and chocolate at a Catholic boys school.

a dark novel collapsing under the author's extreme nihilistic vision, which proves unrealistic by focusing on exaggerated condition of helplessness, violence, gullibility, and people

The Chocolate War is a dark novel collapsing under the author's extreme nihilistic vision, which proves unrealistic by focusing on exaggerated condition of helplessness, violence, gullibility, and people’s hunger for conformity.

a story told laconically

The Chocolate War is a story told laconically, in very short scenes and chapters, with brief dialogues and few descriptive passages.

a fascinating story about the history of the chocolate industry; written by Deborah Cadbury

The Chocolate Wars is a fascinating story about the history of the chocolate industry; written by Deborah Cadbury.

a different kind of late 80s teen film

Directed by Keith Gordon and starring Ilan Mitchell-Smith (Weird Science), Wallace Langham, John Glover and Doug Hutchison; The Chocolate War is a different kind of late 80s teen film.

many reasons why many reasons ’s frequently challenged, many reasons ’s also a defining work of young-adult fiction that needs to be read and discussed for many years to come

The Chocolate War is chilling, unsettling, and very true to life, and I can see many reasons why many reasons ’s frequently challenged, many reasons ’s also a defining work of young-adult fiction that needs to be read and discussed for many years to come.

a dark novel collapsing under the author's extreme nihilistic vision, which proves unrealistic by focusing on exaggerated condition of helplessness, violence, gullibility, and the hunger for conformity

The Chocolate War is a dark novel collapsing under the author's extreme nihilistic vision, which proves unrealistic by focusing on exaggerated condition of helplessness, violence, gullibility, and the hunger for conformity.

a typical Teen Lit

The Chocolate War is a typical Teen Lit to feature film adaptation about defying corrupt authority.

a compelling coming-of-age story about young people in conflict at a New England prep school

The Chocolate War is a compelling coming-of-age story about young people in conflict at a New England prep school.

vastly different roles and perspectives

The Chocolate War is a novel by Robert Cormier set in an all-boys religious high school that centers around a few high school boys who have vastly different roles and perspectives.

explore the darker side of teenagers’ school life

The Chocolate War is one of such books that explore the darker side of teenagers’ school life.

as a landmark of adolescent literature

The Chocolate War is widely regarded as a landmark of adolescent literature, although Cormier himself thought of adolescent literature as an adult novel about high school students.

the story of an industry, the chocolate industry

Chocolate Wars is the story of an industry, the chocolate industry.