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Robert Cormier – American author, 1925-2000. Robert Cormier entered the field of young adult fiction with The Chocolate War. Although the title suggests an innocuous, even humorous story, the novel’s first line establishes a very different tone: “They murdered him.”. With these stark, uncompromising words, the reader is plunged into a ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925–November 2, 2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards.
Nov 2, 2000 · Robert Cormier photo credit: Jill Krementz (Please note that this page was compiled by IPL staff who corresponded with this author in 1996. It has not been updated since. Robert Cormier passed away on November 2, 2000.) Robert Cormier was born and has always lived in Leominster, Massachusets. He grew…
Nov 11, 2000 · Nov. 11, 2000 12 AM PT. TIMES STAFF WRITER. Robert Cormier grew up in a small Massachusetts town where he was chased by dogs and terrorized by bullies. Much later he drew on the dark places in his ...
Robert Cormier. Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win ...
Sep 14, 2004 · Fade. Paperback – September 14, 2004. by Robert Cormier (Author) 126. See all formats and editions. IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can “fade.”. First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his “gift” soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling ...
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Robert Cormier began writing novels for adults, but established his reputation as an author of books for young adults, earning critical acclaim with three books, each of which were named New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year: The Chocolate War (1974), I Am the Cheese (1977), and After the show more First Dark (1979). Cormier was born on ...
