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The Chocolate War in Leominster, MA
9 photographs of Leominster locales featured in The Chocolate War.
Lesson plans for The Chocolate War
Rose Reissman of The Ditmas Writing Institute creates eight lesson plans on theme, evaluation, plot, and sequence.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Liz 10 June 1995
Cormier discusses the futility of censorship in protecting children from the world.
Letter and attachment from Robert Cormier to Kent 15 December 1981
Cormier describes the outcomes and actions of defenders in censorship battles in South Carolina and Massachusetts. Attached is a newspaper clipping on a South Carolina censorship battle.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Kathy, Joyce, et al 10 October 1984
Cormier writes to supporters of his works about his upcoming sequel Beyond the Chocolate War and his admiration of the work of teachers.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Maxine Goodsell 7 February 1998
Cormier writes about the limiting influence literature would have on the behavior of its readers.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Gloria 26 January 1987
Cormier summarizes a number of censorship attacks on his books in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Florida. He also mentions how he responds to censorship attempts of his work.
Autobiographical sketch draft
This draft describes how Cormier shared a draft of The Chocolate War with his 15-year-old daughter to test Fabio Coen's idea that the excised chapter is unnecessary to the story. He then expresses his thanks for his network of supporters and family.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Annie, Safa, et al. 25 February 1987
Robert Cormier writes to a class about how a character's development follows inevitable paths. He also addresses how the sequel to The Chocolate War aims to address readers' questions. Cormier later discusses the dangers of precautionary…
The Chocolate War removed chapter
This short chapter includes a scene of Archie formulating his revenge against Jerry.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen DRAFT
Robert Cormier thanks Fabio Coen for his comments and describes the revisions he made to The Chocolate War.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen 24 June 1973
Cormier thanks Coen for his comments and describes the revisions made to The Chocolate War.