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Speech on childhood reading, writing, and the fear behind censorship PART I

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Title

Speech on childhood reading, writing, and the fear behind censorship PART I

Description

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.

Creator

Publisher

Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library

Contributor

Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo

Relation

Speech on childhood reading, writing, and the fear behind censorship PART II, M Cluff letter to Robert Cormier 18 Feb. 1992, Robert Cormier's reply to M Cluff 24 Feb. 1992

Format

JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper

Language

English

Type

Speech typescript

Tags

After the First Death (novel), Fans, Fear, Heroes (novel), I Am the Cheese (novel), Libraries, Objectors, R.L. Stine, Reading, Sister Catherine, St. Cecilia, Stephen King, The Chocolate War (novel), Young Adult Readers

Citation

Robert Cormier, “Speech on childhood reading, writing, and the fear behind censorship PART I,” Robert E. Cormier Archive Collection 1, accessed June 12, 2025, https://cormiercensorship.omeka.net/items/show/11.

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