| Description |
178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Social issues in literature. |
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Social issues in literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index. |
| Contents |
Life of Robert Cormier / Sylvia Patterson Iskander -- Chocolate war was inspired by an invent in Cormier's life / Robert Cormier, interviewed by John Cohen -- Robert Cormier wrote the chocolate war from his emotions / Robert Cormier, interviewed by Geraldine DeLuca, Roni Natov -- Robert Cormier explains his pessimism / Robert Cormier -- Cormier broke new ground with honest realistc youn-adult fiction / Patty Campbell -- Chocolate war shows the power of peer pressure in high school / Joyce Moss, George Wilson -- Chocolate war incites readers to activism / Sylvia Patterson Iskander -- Chocolate war is about taking a stand against evil / Patty Campbell -- Chocolate war is about changing male roles in the 1960s and 1970s / Yoshida Junko -- Chocoalate breaks the taboos of the genre / Anne Scott MacLeod -- Desire to be accepted compels people to conform / David Rees -- Chocolate war is about the misuse of power / Theodore Weesner -- Chocolate war is not realistic / Norma Bagnall -- Chocolate war is realistic / Betty Carter, Karen Harris -- Chocolate war is too brutal and raw / Fred inglis -- Message of the chocolate war is one of despair / Rebecca Lukens -- More laws are addressing cyber-bullying / Ashley Surdin -- Programs that educate prevent bullying / Gerri Hirshey -- Bullying is often motivated by homophobia / Jane Close Conoley -- Desire to fit in can be lifelong / Dolores T. Puterbaugh. |
| Summary |
Explores the Chocolate War through the lens of peer pressure. |
| Subject |
Cormier, Robert. Chocolate war.
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Peer pressure in adolescence -- Juvenile literature.
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Teenagers in literature.
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| Added Author |
Bryfonski, Dedria.
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| ISBN |
9780737746204 |
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0737746203 |
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9780737746211 paperback |
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0737746211 |
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