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Alice Smith responds to Cormier's talk at the New York Public Library about his book Fade. She describes sharing the book with co-workers at her library and with middle school students.

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Becky Mitchell and Andrea Babcock's letter and attached class poems, illustrations of book quotes, and reader's theatre script and props list inspired by I Am the Cheese.

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Two freshmen students write to the school committee defending The Chocolate War, refuting its power to incite students to challenge their parents and teachers. They ask the committee to trust in their students' judgment. The letter is signed by 38…

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Clare's pleas to Cormier to continue writing novels to save her from banal young adult literature.

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Debbie Denzer shares her story of being fired for sharing a book about witchcraft with a student writing a paper on the topic. She admits her own disappointment in herself for previously dodging teaching Cormier's book for fear of falling into…

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Fones writes to Cormier concerned that the suicide scene in Beyond the Chocolate War could be damaging to teenagers.

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Richardson recounts a student's journal entries on The Chocolate War as he worked on a paper on censorship of Cormier's work. The article includes portions of Paul's letter to Cormier and Cormier's complete response. Richardson closes on the…

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English teacher, Dee Richardson, shares a letter and essay a student wrote for Cormier.

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A promotional poster for the Robert Cormier: Censorship and Intolerance Symposium held at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library on Thursday, October 1st from 12-5 EST

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A summary program for the Robert Cormier: Censorship and Intolerance Symposium held at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library on Thursday, October 1st from 12-5 EST

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Gary, a 13-year-old seventh-grader, shares his feelings about Fade, Paul's powers, and his relief that he is not Catholic.

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Gloria introduces her poem to Cormier and shares her aspiration to be a professional writer. Included is a poem she wrote based on I Am the Cheese.
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