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Virginia R. Monseau's essay "Achieving Power Through Young Adult Literature: Studying Cormier's Protagonists"
Monseau considers student letters to Cormier's characters to argue that identifying with Cormier's characters helps students develop strength in their own identity.
Teens praising Cormier's novels
Quotes from teen readers.
Speech on childhood reading, writing, and the fear behind censorship PART II
This speech addresses Cormier's childhood and adolescent reading and writing. It includes the Introduction to his 20th Anniversary edition of I Am the Cheese and letters with objectors.
Speech on childhood reading, writing, and the fear behind censorship PART I
This speech addresses Cormier's childhood and adolescent reading and writing. It includes the introduction to his 20th Anniversary edition of I Am the Cheese and letters from objectors.
Signed points on censorship
Robert Cormier provides four bulleted points on his thoughts on censorship. These are frequently included in his letters to fans and objectors who write to him on censorship. He later added a fifth point addressing his distaste for defending his…
Robert Cormier's drafts of his chapter on censorship
Assorted draft pages of Cormier's chapter on censorship later included in his essay "A Book Is Not a House: The Human Side of Censorship."
Robert Cormier's conference talk on fear - draft
Cormier describes how the source of fear is not in monsters on the screen or in books but those in our minds. He also describes a mother reading his novels along with her eighth-grade son.
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.
Letter to Paul Tracy defending Cormier
Teacher John Merrill writes to principal Paul Tracy supporting The Chocolate War.
Letter to Dr. Sprawls defending Cormier
Letter to Irmo High School principal, Dr. John Sprawls in defense of The Chocolate War.
Letter from Robert Cormier to Michael Middleton 25 May 1998
Cormier defends downbeat endings as an important reality but states that he is not a pessimist.
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 Liz 10 June 1995
Cormier discusses the futility of censorship in protecting children from the world.