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Letter from Robert Cormier to Deborah Fones 14 December 1986
This incomplete document includes Cormier's explanation for why a writer cannot consider a reader's response while writing because it risks producing bland work.
Dee Richardson's article "A High School Senior Meets Robert Cormier"
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…
Assorted drafts on Robert Cormier's childhood PART III
Cormier describes the difference between St. Celicia's Parochial School and the public May A. Gallagher Junior High School. He mentions the novelty of racial diversity and his crush on Jean Spettigue. He also talks about his passion for music and…
Letter from Robert Cormier to Elizabeth 2 February 1994
Cormier describes how his realistic fiction needs to include aspects of life that are less desirable because they are a part of life. He also mentions his distaste for the movie The Chocolate War.
Emotion in writing typescript
Cormier writes about how different emotional revelations drove him to write The Chocolate War, I Am the Cheese, and Fade and how crucial emotion is to the success of his writing.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Fabio Coen 20 September 1976
Robert Cormier outlines the revisions he made to the I Am the Cheese manuscript to his editor.
Gary Sanderson's letter to Robert Cormier 4 May 1999
Gary, a 13-year-old seventh-grader, shares his feelings about Fade, Paul's powers, and his relief that he is not Catholic.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Gary Sanderson 28 May 1999
Cormier describes his use of similes and metaphors and the effect fictionalization has on his real-life sources of inspiration.
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.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Gloria 4 April 1988
Cormier shares brief feedback on Gloria's I Am the Cheese poem.
Gloria's letter and poem to Robert Cormier 3 March 1988
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.
Brett Rock and Mark Reeves' letter to school committee members
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…
Janet Mitzner's letter to Robert Cormier 3 February 1978
Janet, a doctoral candidate, writes Cormier with a number of questions about I Am the Cheese. One question is about the reference to "The Farmer in the Dell." Janet also proposes several questions regarding potential plot holes in the Farmer family's…
Letter from Robert Cormier to Janet Mitzner
Cormier writes about his allusion to The Wizard of Oz in I Am the Cheese as well as the homosexual references in the novel.
Margaret Silver's article "Fashioning Adult Readers: Robert Cormier as Facilitator"
Teacher Margaret Silver talks about the need for strong YA literature. Silver finds Cormier a good example of a writer that prepares young readers for more difficult reading and for real-life problems.