Books like Beyond the Chocolate War (#2) by Robert Cormier
Beyond the Chocolate War follows the further turmoil at Trinity High School, the setting of Robert Cormier’s earlier novel. The plot crescendos with a dramatic public demonstration involving a student’s homemade guillotine, heightening the conflict that already defined the school’s atmosphere.
First publish date: 1985
Genre: Young Adult Fiction/YA Contemporary Fiction
Authors: Robert Cormier
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