In this two-page, handwritten letter, John Richter, head of a Florida program to help incarcerated adolescent males, expresses his sympathy and sorrow at the news of Robert Cormier's passing. He underscores that Cormier's novels helped the youth "academically, spiritually, and psychologically."
This typed letter, written in 2003 by Constance Cormier, Robert Cormier's widow, appears to be in response to packets of written materials sent by John Richter. In the letter, Mrs. Cormier seeks Richter's permission to ensconce the packets in the Fitchburg State archive, along with other readers' and students' writings inspired by Cormier's work.