IN 1974, AFTER SUFFERING rejections from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut. An uncompromising portrait of conformity and corruption, it quickly became a... More...

Keith Gordon's directorial debut is an adaptation of Robert Cormier's novel about one boy's quest for personal freedom. Jerry (Ilan Mitchell-Smith) is an idealistic freshman at... More...

Robert Cormier's classic 1974 novel. The Chocolate War is still required reading in high schools nearly thirty years after being published. Cormier went on to write many... More...

Peer Pressure in Robert Cormier's the Chocolate War 

Trinity School, a Catholic boys' boarding school, is ruled by a secret and cruel society called the Vigils, which is headed by a bully named Archie Costello. When the school holds... More...

In 1974, after suffering rejections from seven major publishers, this uncompromising portrait of conformity and corruption made its debut and it quickly became a bestselling-and... More...

Chocolate War 

First published in 1977, < I" Am the Cheese< /I provides an exciting introduction to psychological thrillers. This sensitive, emotional, subtly-crafted novel by Robert Cormier... More...

A story of old age and new beginnings from the award-winning author of The Chocolate War. Tommy Bartin is 70 years old, retired, and lives in an infirmary. When he receives a... More...

A story about the abuse of power and the far-reaching effects of a family tragedy. It is at once a small-town drama and a study of moral dilemma. Robert Cormier, author of "The... More...