GMD | BOOK |
Classification | F COR |
Publisher | Puffin Bks, 2001 |
Subject | BullyingTeenagersAdolescencedystopian worldSchoolOutsiderSocial IssuesAlienation (Social psychology)RevolutionsYoung Adult FictionYoung Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Dark FantasyViolence |
Description | The bestselling controversial novel about corruption and misuse of power in an American boys' school. The headmaster of Trinity College asks Archie Costello, the leader of the Vigils, a secret society that rules the school, to help with the selling of 20,000 boxes of chocolates in the annual fund-raising effort. Archie sees the chance of adding to his power - he is the Assigner, handing out to the boys tasks to be performed if they are to survive in the school. Freshman, Jerry Renault, a newcomer to the corrupt regime, refuses to sell chocolates. Enormous mental and physical pressure is put on him but he will not give in - the result is an inevitable, explosive tragedy. To some, Jerry is a hero, but to others, he becomes a scapegoat--a target for their pent-up hatred. And Jerry? He's just trying to stand up for what he believes, but perhaps there is no way for him to escape becoming a pawn in this game of control; students are pitted against other students, fighting for honor--or are they fighting for their lives? |
ISBN | 9780141312514 |
Additional ISBN | 0141312513 |
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