{"product_id":"the-chocolate-war","title":"The Chocolate War","description":"\u003cp\u003eStunned by his mother's recent death and appalled by the way his father sleepwalks through life, Jerry Renault, a New England high school student, ponders the poster in his locker-\u003ci\u003eDo I dare disturb the universe?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school societ-the Virgils-and master of intimidation.  Archie himself is intimidated by a cool, ambitious teacher into having the Virgils spearhead the annual fund-raising event-a chocolate sale.  When Jerry refuses to be bullied into selling chocolates, he becomes a hero, but his defiance is a threat to Archie, the Virgils, and the school.  In the inevitable showdown, Archie's skill at intimidation turns Jerry from hero to outcast, to victim, leaving him alone and terribly vulnerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/robert-cormier-books\"\u003eRobert Cormier\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dell Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780440944591\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dell Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £2.02","offer_id":47911701217457,"sku":"SB-0440944597-C4","price":2.02,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0440944597.jpg?v=1789205338","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-chocolate-war","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}