Brett Rock and Mark Reeves' letter to school committee members
Two freshmen students write to the school committee defending <em>The Chocolate War</em>, 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 other students.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
13 September 1975
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Teens praising Cormier's novels
Quotes from teen readers.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Debbie Denzer's letter to Robert Cormier 22 April 1994
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 trouble.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
22 April 1994
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/42">Letter from Robert Cormier to Debbie Denzer 25 February 1983</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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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.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
1998
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG
English
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Marion Dane Bauer's article "The Censor Within"
Bauer discusses how morality is not a useful criterion to judge literature before going on to interpret the misunderstandings censors have of children's minds. She also explores how censorship directed at children may differ from that of adults.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Fall 1984
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
8.5 x 11 xerox copies
English
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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.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
14 December 1986
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/45">Deborah Fones' letter to Robert Cormier 26 September 1986</a>
8.5 x 11 onion skin
English
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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.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
7 February 1998
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Letter from Robert Cormier to Mrs. Beggs 14 February 1987
Cormier describes the reactions students have shared with reading his novels <em>The Chocolate War</em> and <em>I Am the Cheese</em> to assuage the concerns of a teacher.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
14 February 1987
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 onion skin
English
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