This prevents the assigner from going “off the deep end” with the intensity of the tasks he devises, as there is always the chance he will have to carry them out himself. If the assigner draws a white marble, the assignment goes to its original assignee as intended if he draws the black marble, however, he must take the task on himself. In the black box there are six marbles-five white and one black. With every assignment Archie gives out, however, he must subject himself to the will of the black box-a sort of failsafe instituted long ago as a method of controlling, to some degree, whoever is in charge of making up the Vigils’ assignments. As such, Archie is in charge of devising “assignments”-projects and tasks ranging from benign pranks to seriously risky mischief, which are doled out to underclassmen seemingly at random. Readers will respect the uncompromising ending.Archie Costello holds the coveted position of “assigner” within the Vigils-the esoteric but powerful secret society that effectively runs Trinity High from behind the scenes. “Masterfully structured and rich in theme the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”-The New York Times Book Review “The characterizations of all the boys are superb.”-School Library Journal, starred review “Compellingly immediate. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions. After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling-and provocative-classic for young adults. Hinton’s The Outsiders and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S.
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