The Chocolate War is on the 100 Most Challenged Book List.
Personal Reaction:
It is very easy to see why this book is challenged! I was somewhat disturbed by the cruelty displayed not only by the “mean boys” but also Brother Leon, who should be the adult role model in this story. I grew up Catholic and was educated in both public and Catholic schools, so this story did have a great personal effect on me. Of course nothing like that ever happened within my church or school, but it is chilling to read something like this tied so closely to the values I was raised immersed in.
Cormier, R. (1974). The chocolate war: a novel. New York: Pantheon Books.
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