Interesting Facts

As I was surfing the world wide web looking for some background information on the author, Robert Cormier, of The Chocolate War, I found that this book comes up as The American Library Association's list of "The Top 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books in 1999-2000", coming in the top 5. With many mixed reviews, it is commonly recognized as "one of the best young adult novels of all time" (Wikipedia). However, critics also took notice the novel's crude language and obscene teen-age gestures. Regardless of the critics point of view, the story brings to surface several of the modern day problems that teenagers encounter on a daily basis, therefore, the story's themes are found to be important to adolescents growing to be adults.