{"product_id":"9781400085347","title":"The Chocolate War","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissued now in hardcover with a new introduction by the author, Cormier's chilling look at the insidious world of gang intimidation and the abuse of power in a boys' boarding school is no less relevant today than it was in 1974. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Stunned 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 - Do I dare disturb the universe? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Part of his universe is Archie Costello, leader of a secret school society - 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...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Listening Library, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47094242541808,"sku":"9781400085347","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781400085347_p0.jpg?v=1763713437","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781400085347","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}