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
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Kristy Luzar's letter to Robert Cormier
<p>In Kristy Luzar's typed but very faded letter to Robert Cormier dated 15 May 1989 she shares her engagement with the novel, <em>After the First Death</em>, and asks him key questions about the characters and plot structure of the novel.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
15 May 1989
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Maura Fabrice's letter to Robert Cormier
Maura Fabrice from Thornton, Pennsylvania, wrote a two-page typed fan letter on 3 Oct. 1997, addressed to Robert Cormier at Dell Publishers. She tells him that she is a high school student and has just read her first book by him, <em>We All Fall Down</em>. She is intrigued by the combination of romance and suspense that Cormier creates.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
3 October 1997
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Maxine Shosto's letter to Robert Cormier
<p>Maxine Shosto was a high school student in England when she wrote this one-page, handwritten letter. She explains that she had been "set to write an essay" and then included several interviews and plot questions concerning <em>After the First Death</em>.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Robert Cormier letter to Justin
<p>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 <em>Tunes for Bears to Dance To</em> and <em>After the First Death</em>. Cormier relates his purposes in selecting these novels' topics. He conveys his best wishes that Justin continues his reading life.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
22 October 1995
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Robert Cormier's draft response to Maxine Shosto
<p>Robert Cormier's hand revised draft of his letter to Maxine Shosto addresses her questions regarding <em>After the First Death</em>. In particular, he talks about the ambiguity in the book and says that it is because life is ambiguous. He had mislaid the letter and was unable to get the reply back to her in time for her school report. The heavy pencil edits show his concern with precise language.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Robert Cormier's response to Hall Alexander
<p>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 <em>We All Fall Down</em><em>.</em> Cormier describes a trail of consistent characters' reactions given the circumstances in which he put them. Always an advocate for an active reading life, Cormier encourages Hall's continued enjoyment and deep consideration of books.</p>
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
7 May 2000
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Robert Cormier's response to Jennifer Cowan
In his two-page "random" response to Jennifer Cowan, as one of several (or more) classmates who wrote, Robert Cormier reveals that <em>After the First Death</em> is told from the point of view of Ben's father. He refers to a pamphlet he enclosed and hoped that would answer some of the questions she and others of her classmates entertained.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
8 May 1986
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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Robert Cormier's response to Maura Fabrice
In his letter to Maura Fabrice, Robert Cormier talks about using The Avenger character in <em>We All Fall Down</em> 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. He encouraged her to keep reading.
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Robert Cormier Collection at Fitchburg State University's Amelia V. Gallucci-Cirio Library
27 October 1997
Elise Takehana, Anna Consalvo
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JPG, 8.5 x 11 paper
English
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