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The Chocolate War has a boy Jerry, the main character, who decides to try out for the football team. Once making the team, he has his first assignment, not selling the chocolate for 10 days. Goober, his friend, comes into the story and he has an assignment as well, undoing all the desks in room 109. But they both yet know what it will cost them. At Trinity High School, the principle has left for awhile and so now one of the teachers, Brother Leon, is in charge. Brother Leon, however, has dipped into the schools money and now has a deadline to pay it all back. So now he has doubled nearly everything about the school’s annual chocolate sale. But there is this gang known as The Vigils, ran by Archie, and they are a very dark hearted group trying to ruin everything. The only one who can stand up to The Vigils and Brother Leon is Jerry and he doesn’t know that is the least of it. I didn’t really like this book because it became very confusing at parts. When I didn’t get it, I would read it over a couple times and finally understand. Many part of this book made no sense at all, but once I got to the end it all made sense. The author’s message is telling you what can happen a high school if one thing goes wrong. Once a problem has started, you have to finish it before it is to late. If you leave it alone, it can come back and get worst. I would recommend this book to all readers who are ready for a surprise. This book is great for teenagers, young adults, and adults. You should read it once you hit high school. It explains so much about different things that can happen when things go wrong. (words 324)
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The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
famousaimous, November 14, 2007
The Chocolate War has a boy Jerry, the main character, who decides to try out for the football team. Once making the team, he has his first assignment, not selling the chocolate for 10 days. Goober, his friend, comes into the story and he has an assignment as well, undoing all the desks in room 109. But they both yet know what it will cost them. At Trinity High School, the principle has left for awhile and so now one of the teachers, Brother Leon, is in charge. Brother Leon, however, has dipped into the schools money and now has a deadline to pay it all back. So now he has doubled nearly everything about the school’s annual chocolate sale. But there is this gang known as The Vigils, ran by Archie, and they are a very dark hearted group trying to ruin everything. The only one who can stand up to The Vigils and Brother Leon is Jerry and he doesn’t know that is the least of it. I didn’t really like this book because it became very confusing at parts. When I didn’t get it, I would read it over a couple times and finally understand. Many part of this book made no sense at all, but once I got to the end it all made sense. The author’s message is telling you what can happen a high school if one thing goes wrong. Once a problem has started, you have to finish it before it is to late. If you leave it alone, it can come back and get worst. I would recommend this book to all readers who are ready for a surprise. This book is great for teenagers, young adults, and adults. You should read it once you hit high school. It explains so much about different things that can happen when things go wrong. (words 324)(13 of 24 readers found this comment helpful)