Robert Cormier's letter to Norma (no last name), also a published writer, of 19 March 1982 is a very personal letter. He makes reference to a poet they both know and Cormier does this wonderful "tell her 'wow' for me" note in the letter in an…
In this one-page, typed letter dated April 26, 1996, Robert Cormier responds to Florida teacher, Concetta T. Lee. He explains that Hairston is a non-ethnic name that coveys ugliness yet is not a name anyone local might think is theirs. He describes…
Robert Cormier's response to Mike Romano dated Nov. 15, 1996 addresses Mike's questions and talks about the news story that drew his attention about the "regular" teens who trashed and "desecrated" a home in Massachusetts upon which he based part of…
Robert Cormier's hand revised draft of his letter to Maxine Shosto addresses her questions regarding After the First Death. In particular, he talks about the ambiguity in the book and says that it is because life is ambiguous. He had mislaid the…
In his letter to Maura Fabrice, Robert Cormier talks about using The Avenger character in We All Fall Down as a suspense device. He also talks about Buddy and Jane, the inevitability of the last scene, and how "heartbreaking" it was for him to write.…
Robert Cormier's response to Matthias Kopp dated 7 Feb. 1998 is the means by which he thanks him for the sculpture regarding the award for Tunes for Bears to Dance To given him by the German Catholics.
Robert Cormier's response to Dr. Peter Hasenberg of 14 Nov. 1997 thanks him for the award from the German Catholic community for his book Tunes for Bears to Dance To.
In his 22 March 1998 response to Khaled Khalaf's letter, Robert Cormier shares where he got ideas for characters in his book Tunes for Bears to Dance To.
In this brief, half-page letter of reply to Justin, Robert Cormier appears to address Justin's questions that may have been posed in his letter to Cormier about Tunes for Bears to Dance To and After the First Death. Cormier relates his purposes in…
In his two-page "random" response to Jennifer Cowan, as one of several (or more) classmates who wrote, Robert Cormier reveals that After the First Death is told from the point of view of Ben's father. He refers to a pamphlet he enclosed and hoped…
This May 7, 2000, one-page letter by Robert Cormier to Jason Campbell at the American School in Dubai, appears to address questions about where he gets his ideas for writing. Referenced are Tunes for Bears to Dance To and Tenderness. For Tunes,…
In this one-page, typed response to Hall Alexander, dated May 7, 2000, Robert Cormier explains one of the plot knots that Hall had queried him about regarding We All Fall Down. Cormier describes a trail of consistent characters' reactions given the…
In this two-page typed letter by Robert Cormier to three Alabama middle school students, Daniel Lowe, Jonathan Osborne, and Ryan Dvorak, Cormier apologizes for combining his responses but answers each query in turn. He shares that, yes, he was…
This typed two-page letter by Robert Cormier dated 9 Dec 1991 to "Craig" is written line-by-line responses to Craig's editorial questions concerning a draft of Tunes for Bears to Dance To.
In this five-page typewritten letter from Cormier to (who appears to be his editor) Craig, dated 29 Jan 1991, there are pages of line-by-line changes in the manuscript of We All Fall Down. These changes appear to be among the most final, perhaps at…