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In this one-page, typed letter dated April 14, 1986 by Jennifer Cowan, a high school student living in Hudson, she asks Cormier specific questions about character development in After the First Death.

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In this one-page word-processed letter by Jared Turgeon's to Robert Cormier dated 18 October 2000, he asks Cormier about his use of "symbol titles." He references specifically Tunes for Bears to Dance To. Then, he shares that he did something similar…

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In this two-page, handwritten letter by Janet Fredericksen to Robert Cormier, the adult writer explains that she encountered the book, After the First Death, in a Children's Literature class. Almost angrily, she demands to know who his audience is…

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In this one-page, typed letter by Jamie Lavender, a high school student living in Lakewood, New Jersey, and dated 20 October 1983, the writer wrestles with the question of the purpose of fiction. S/he believes it is to "free the mind" not "burden" it…

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This two-page, typed, undated fan letter to Robert Cormier comes from a high school student, Hall Alexander of Ottowa, Kansas. Hall is very caught up in We All Fall Down. He has questions about both events and characters and he has opinions, as well.…

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In this second letter by Kenneth Melnick to Robert Cormier 10 Dec 1981, Kenneth alludes to a newspaper that his class made inspired by After the First Death. The letter appears to be a cover letter for the package from his school, Mamaroneck High…

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This three-page typed letter on personalized stationery, written by ninth-grader Kenneth Melnick to Robert Cormier, dated 29 November 1981 is a series of specific questions about After the First Death. Kenneth has discussed his questions with both…

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Ryan Dvorak, an eighth-grade student in Alabama, wrote to Robert Cormier on 15 April 2000. In his letter, he shares that Cormier's books move him and were the cause of his becoming a more avid reader because of the emotional pull of the books'…

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In this two-page typed letter from 13-year-old Jonathan Osborne, of Alabama, dated 19 April 2000, he explains the project he is working on for school and asks Robert Cormier a series of interview questions. He requests that Cormier, if possible,…

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This two-page, typed letter from Florida teacher, Concetta T. Lee, dated April 16, 1996, asks Robert Cormier about Tunes for Bears to Dance To. She undertook a rather extensive search of YA novels to find one that fit her criteria. She asks about Mr.…

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Two seventh-grade girls wrote to Robert Cormier expressing admiration for his work, and some of their early confusion in reading his works, In the Middle of the Night, and We All Fall Down, especially his use of non-chronological narrative structure.…

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In this short, well-written typed letter dated January 4, 1996, Betsy Larsen, a high school senior, from Ottawa, Kansas, shares her enthusiasm for Tunes for Bears to Dance To with Robert Cormier. She expressed that she enjoyed its depth, brevity, and…

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Virginia Beesley's typewritten two-page letter to Robert Cormier is an emotional epistle of her reading of After the First Death. She conveys both anger at Cormier for writing the book and admiration for writing it so skillfully. It is not clear…

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Amanda Goetz, when she wrote this typewritten letter to Robert Cormier, was a freshman in high school. In this honest and well-written piece of correspondence, she attributes Cormier's novels as the factor that brought her back to reading. She…

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In this friendly, typed letter from Louise DeSalvo of Teaneck, NJ dated July 28, 1998, to Robert Cormier, she talks about her family in terms that imply that Cormier and she have enjoyed acquaintance for some years. She seeks his permission to…

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