Jennifer W. (GeniusJen) reviewed The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, Bk 1) on + 5322 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com
This is a horrifying story about a boy's school where there is literally a chocolate war.
A secret society of boys, which the administration has always turned their back on, takes over a school chocolate sale. The boys are all asked to sell fifty boxes at two dollars apiece instead of the normal twenty-five at a dollar. And the leader of the secret society is one of the students who is pushing the sale. And he tells one student to refuse to sell the chocolate for ten days, but on the eleventh he is to take them. And he doesn't.
This book is interesting, and has a lot of twists and turns. I can see why a lot of schools use this book to teach with. There are a lot of moral lessons and many things that can be learned. I enjoyed reading this, and would recommend it to anyone who has ever had bully problems.
This is a horrifying story about a boy's school where there is literally a chocolate war.
A secret society of boys, which the administration has always turned their back on, takes over a school chocolate sale. The boys are all asked to sell fifty boxes at two dollars apiece instead of the normal twenty-five at a dollar. And the leader of the secret society is one of the students who is pushing the sale. And he tells one student to refuse to sell the chocolate for ten days, but on the eleventh he is to take them. And he doesn't.
This book is interesting, and has a lot of twists and turns. I can see why a lot of schools use this book to teach with. There are a lot of moral lessons and many things that can be learned. I enjoyed reading this, and would recommend it to anyone who has ever had bully problems.
Helpful Score: 3
An important statement about bullying which was written before that was a buzz-word. One of my favorite coming-of-age books, introduced to me by my own kids years ago. A quick but thought provoking read. I think it is technically YA but it certainly moved me as an adult.
Kristin M. (MissKristin66) - , reviewed The Chocolate War (Chocolate War, Bk 1) on + 80 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a compelling story about the misuse of power and the futility of our social system. It is dark and a little depressing but a thought provoking book.
Helpful Score: 2
disturbing on the level of "Lord of the Flies."
Helpful Score: 2
I have wanted to read this book for years, so I made a point to put it on my summer reading list. It was not exactly what I thought it was going to be. While I didn't exactly love the story, it does provide an interesting yet mature story for YA readers with an important message about bullying and the social order that forms in many high schools. I would not recommend it for readers under age 14/8th grade because of some of the mature themes and language. I think that A Separate Peace by John Knowles is a comparative book (also about an all boys school, bullying, social dilemmas) but with a much better plot and more well established characters.
