The Chocolate War Resources

Visit Cormier's author page at Random House.

Check out The Chocolate War's webpage.

A link to the website for the newspapers where Cormier published for most of his life.

Read what Cormier has to say about good, evil, and much more.

Interested in the man behind the book? This bio is full of juicy facts on our author.

A 1988 film.

Here's a quote, just to get you interested: "Every topic is open, however shocking. It is the way that the topics are handled that's important, and that applies whether it is a 15-year-old who is reading your book or someone who is 55."

Read about how Cormier defends The Chocolate War from the censors.

This is Janet Maslin's review of the film, for The New York Times.

The Chocolate War in Time magazine.

Read about some of the challenges to The Chocolate War.

More on the banning of this novel.

Watch the trailer for the 1988 film.

Got eyestrain? Use your ears instead!

Jerry looks like he's really in the clouds.

Is Jerry chasing his shadow? What could this mean?

If you think Cormier might be as pessimist, his wide grin might change your mind.