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The Chocolate War
by Cormier, Robert
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0394828054
- ISBN 13
- 9780394828053
- Seller
-
New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pantheon Books, 1974. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Slightly smaller book, chocolate brown cloth spine, light green boards, lightly browned at top and bottom edges, front and back, gilt very fine on spine. DJ price-clipped, illustrated with child and long shadow on chocolate-colored pavement on front, spine and back. DJ has light ripples to back to surface plastic--publisher's defect, but not pronounced, 253 lightly browned pages plus brief biographical note, small b/w photo of Cormier at top of inside back flap. DJ and book both Very Good+.
Synopsis
Robert Cormier (1925-2000) changed the face of young adult literature over the course of his illustrious career. His many books include The Chocolate War , I Am the Cheese , Fade , Tenderness , After the First Death , Heroes , Frenchtown Summer , and The Rag and Bone Shop . In 1991 he received the Margaret A. Edwards Award, honoring his lifetime contribution to writing for teens.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20112
- Title
- The Chocolate War
- Author
- Cormier, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0394828054
- ISBN 13
- 9780394828053
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- SCHOOLS FICTION YOUTH CHILDREN S PEER PRESSURE JUVENILE GENERAL SCHOOL EDUCATION SOCIAL SITUATIONS ADOLESCENCE
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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