The Chocolate War Audiobook (Free)

Perhaps one of the most controversial YA novels ever, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to supporters of S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace.

After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War produced its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling-and provocative-classic for adults. This chilling family portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching attention for the pitfalls of about The Chocolates War conformity and problem inside our most elite social institutions.

“Masterfully organized and abundant with theme; the actions is certainly well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”-The NY Times Book Review

“[Frank] Muller’s mesmerizing narration underlines Jerry’s frustrations with sports, school, family, and existence. He captures the shade and cadences from the male ensemble, from Jerry’s growing disillusionment and Archie’s sly intimidation to the chilling menace in Sibling Leon’s voice…ln his foreword, Cormier admits he had written this for adults, not knowing that writing for adults was even a possibility. However it has become a controversial and frequently banned YA classic, abundant with themes-bullying, installing in versus becoming accurate to oneself, coping with peer pressure-that resonate as profoundly today because they do when this was released, in 1974.”-Booklist, starred review

“The characterizations of all the boys are great.”-School Library Journal, starred review

“Compellingly immediate . . Visitors will respect the uncompromising closing.”-Kirkus Evaluations, starred review

An ALA Best Book for Young Adults

A School Library Journal Best Publication of the Year

A Kirkus Evaluations Editor’s Choice

A New York Moments Outstanding Publication of the Year