Alyssa O'Brien's letter to Robert Cormier
In this three-page, handwritten letter by 12-year-old Alyssa O'Brien, the reader is introduced to a thoughtful young woman who has read several of Cormier's books twice or more in the interest of better understanding a book as time goes by. That she has a well-developed and agentive literate life is evident in her introduction where she identifies not only as a reader but as a writer. Furthermore, she carefully outlined a plan to introduce her friend, Chrissy, to Cormier's books. Her intent is to build Chrissy's readerly strength by prescribing an order - <em>8+1</em>, and on finally ending with <em>After The First Death</em> at the very end.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
13 April 1985
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/57" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's response to Alyssa</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 lined paper
English
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Amanda Goetz's letter to Robert Cormier
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 related that, prior to reading his books, she had only read two books, period. She questions where the title came from for <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em>.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Amanda+Goetz">Amanda Goetz</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
3 January 1996
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/55" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's response to Amanda Goetz</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Anny Lee's letter to Robert Cormier
In this letter from Anny Lee shares with Cormier her experience of reading <em>After the First Death</em>. She shares with the author how she felt his text was 'the weirdest, most confusing, and unique' book she ever read. Though she conveys how much she did not like the close analysis her class engaged in, she does say how interested she became in the characters and the plot.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Anny+Lee">Anny Lee</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
19 November 1987
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo, Katy Covino
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wayne Kent's letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Luke Kenzel's letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 lined paper
English
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Belinda Lothrop letter to Robert Cormier 25 October 1988
Belinda explains the class newspaper project for Mrs. Anti's English class on Robert Cormier's novel <em>After the First Death</em> and explains how it was motivated by finding answers regarding the events of the novel. She pleads with Cormier to visit her class so they can ask him questions about his authorial intent.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Belinda+Lothrop">Belinda Lothrop</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
25 October 1988
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/56" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's letter to Mrs. Anti</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/106">Robert Cormier's response to Mrs. Anti's class</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs. Anti's Class Project "Hallowell Highlights"</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Key letter to Robert Cormier </a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Denise Concheri letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Argento letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kimberly Dawes letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristi Kozak letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristin Doton letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Ryan letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs. Barbara Anti letter to Robert Cormier </a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pamela Carpenter letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rachel Flynn letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephanie Synder letter to Robert Cormier</a>
TIF, 8.5 x 11 letterhead paper
English
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Betsy Larsen's letter to Robert Cormier
In this short, well-written typed letter dated January 4, 1996, Betsy Larsen, a high school senior, from Ottawa, Kansas, shares her enthusiasm for <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> with Robert Cormier. She expressed that she enjoyed its depth, brevity, and fast pace. She asked how he came up with his ideas for writing and thanked him for taking the time to read her letter.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Betsy+Larsen">Betsy Larsen</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
4 January 1996
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/60" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's reply to Betsy Larsen</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Brooke Hausman and Carly Meltzer's letter to Robert Cormier
Two seventh-grade girls wrote to Robert Cormier expressing admiration for his work, and some of their early confusion in reading his works, <em>In the Middle of the Night</em>, and<em> We All Fall Down</em>, especially his use of non-chronological narrative structure. They also ask questions that attempt to connect their observations of his writing with his personal life.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Brooke+Hausman+and+Carly+Meltzer">Brooke Hausman and Carly Meltzer</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
10 March 1998
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/61" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's response to Brooke Hausman and Carly Meltzer</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Cindy Ryal's letter to Robert Cormier
Cindy Ryal's letter to Robert Cormier faded and word-processed, dated 12 May 1989 (and it shares most of its text with a letter to Cormier by Kristy). Cindy asks about <em>After the First Death</em>'s characters and plot twists. She ends the letter saying her mother read it with her and together they enjoyed the heart-pounding suspense of the book.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
12 May 1989
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/88" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristy Luzar's letter to Robert Cormier</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Concetta T. Lee's letter to Robert Cormier
<p>This two-page, typed letter from Florida teacher, Concetta T. Lee, dated April 16, 1996, asks Robert Cormier about<em> Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em>. She undertook a rather extensive search of YA novels to find one that fit her criteria. She asks about Mr. Hairston's ethnic identity and the actual geographic locations of Frenchtown and Monument Beach. </p>
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Concetta+T.+Lee">Concetta T. Lee</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
16 April 1996
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/96" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's response to Concetta Lee</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Constance Cormier's reply to John Richter
<p>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.</p>
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Constance+Cormier">Constance Cormier</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
8 May 2003
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/9" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/50" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">John Richter's response to Constance Cormier</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Daniel Lowe's letter to Robert Cormier 20 April 2000
Daniel Lowe writes to Robert Cormier with questions he hopes to use in an author report. He asks if Cormier was bullied or a bully in his past and if he ever felt like the characters of <em>The Chocolate War</em> or <em>Beyond the Chocolate War</em>. He also asks for clarification on the ending of <em>I Am the Cheese</em>. Finally, Daniel asks if Cormier writes similar characters on purpose since Daniel thought Jerry Renault and Buddy were similar as were Harry Flowers and Archie Costello.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Daniel+Lowe">Daniel Lowe</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
20 December 2000
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ryan Dvorak's letter to Robert Cormier</a><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br /><br /></a><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/67" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jonathan Osborne's letter to Robert Cormier</a><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><br /></a><br /><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/69" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's response to Daniel Lowe, Jonathan Osborne, and Ryan Dvorak</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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David Key letter to Robert Cormier
David explains how <em>After the First Death</em> was a summer reading project for Mrs. Anti's freshman English class and their newspaper assignment was to write an interview of a character that would reveal further information on Inner Delta.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/56" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's letter to Mrs. Anti</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/106">Robert Cormier's response to Mrs. Anti's class</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs. Anti's Class Project "Hallowell Highlights"</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Belinda Lothrop letter to Robert Cormier 25 October 1988</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Denise Concheri letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Argento letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kimberly Dawes letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristi Kozak letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristin Doton letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Ryan letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs. Barbara Anti letter to Robert Cormier </a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pamela Carpenter letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rachel Flynn letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephanie Synder letter to Robert Cormier</a>
TIF, 8.5 x 11 letterhead paper
English
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David Vilandre's letter to Robert Cormier
David Vilandre, Director of the Worcester County Young Writers' Institute, writes to Robert Cormier thanking him for his response to student questions on <em>Fade</em>. He encloses three student essays and questions on <em>We All Fall Down</em> regarding Harry's role as an antagonist and the separation of the novel into two parts. A brief mention of Vilandre's infant son reveals a personal connection between Vilandre and Cormier.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=David+Vilandre">David Vilandre</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
14 April 1994
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael O'Bryant's essay for Mr. Vilandre</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jacy Henerson's essay for Mr. Vilandre</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephen Thompson's essay for Mr. Vilandre</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Denise Concheri letter to Robert Cormier
Denise discusses the frequent questions the students had after reading <em>After the First Death</em> and producing a newspaper with interviews of the characters. She mentions her teacher's (Mrs. Anti) diligence in answering their questions. However, she believes that the author holds the answers to a book's meaning. She also expresses the hope that Robert Cormier will visit their class since she, too, wants to be a writer.
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Denise+Concheri">Denise Concheri</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/56" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's letter to Mrs. Anti</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/106">Robert Cormier's response to Mrs. Anti's class</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/70" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs. Anti's Class Project "Hallowell Highlights"</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Belinda Lothrop letter to Robert Cormier 25 October 1988</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David Key letter to Robert Cormier </a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jamie Argento letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kimberly Dawes letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristi Kozak letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kristin Doton letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Michael Ryan letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mrs. Barbara Anti letter to Robert Cormier </a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Pamela Carpenter letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Rachel Flynn letter to Robert Cormier</a></p>
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Stephanie Synder letter to Robert Cormier</a>
TIF, 8.5 x 11 letterhead paper
English
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Hall Alexander's letter to Robert Cormier
<p>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 <em>We All Fall Down</em>. He has questions about both events and characters and he has opinions, as well. He is not writing as part of a school project but appears to have written on his own. In many ways, Hall epitomizes the engaged reader.</p>
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hall+Alexander">Hall Alexander</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
<a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/75" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's response to Hall Alexander</a>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Hugh Agee's letter to Robert Cormier
<p>In this short letter, Hugh Agee, an instructor at the University of Georgia, shares an article he wrote that explores student responses to <em>After the First Death</em>, specifically their questions regarding the narrative perspective. Agee shares with Robert Cormier his enjoyment of teaching the author's work, and his students' feelings that Cormier is "a major writer of Young Adult literature."</p>
<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Hugh+Agee">Hugh Agee</a>
Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
24 June 1992
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo, Katy Covino
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Robert Cormier's draft response to Hugh Agee</a></p>
<p><a href="https://terrorandbullies.omeka.net/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"The Reader and the Text: Transaction and Reaction in Cormier's After the First Death"</a></p>
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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