While certain members of the Vigils remain committed to the cause, some have turned their attention to some personal interests, including girls. His handful of new recruits seem eager to help however they can, eager to make their mark and impress those in positions of authority. With Renault recuperating in Canada, Vigils leader, Archie Costello, has his sights set on more events to stir up some interest. As the students at Trinity remember the events of the fall fundraiser, Jerry Renault continues to suffer the after-effects of defying the school and its unspoken student gang, The Vigils. The curious reader who enjoyed Robert Cormier’s first novel geared towards a teenage audience will surely want to take some time to read this sequel, set mere months after the fiasco of the ‘chocolate war’. As the dust settles on a productive chocolate fundraiser at Trinity Boys’ School in Monument, Massachusetts, there is much still to be decided.
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