1	PRESENTING… ROBERT CORMIER
2	Works Include… THE RAG AND BONE SHOP FRENCHTOWN SUMMER HEROES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT TENDERNESS WE ALL FALL DOWN TUNES FOR BEARS TO DANCE TO FADE BEYOND THE CHOCOLATE WAR
3	Cormier Received the MAE (Margaret A. Edwards) Award in 1991 for… The Novels: THE CHOCOLATE WAR I AM THE CHEESE AFTER THE FIRST DEATH
4	When Cormier described teen years, he would say: “Teen years are not a peppermint world of fun and frolic!”
5	He was born in Leominster, Massachusetts. He says, “I was a skinny kid living in a ghetto-type neighborhood wanting the world to know that I existed.” So…how did he start his writing career?
6	It all started in 7^th grade He began to write down his feelings. One teacher by the name of Sister Catherine, read one of his poems and declared him a writer. From that day on, he was a writer. He started by working as a newspaper reporter and writing his own stories at night.
7	THE CHOCOLATE WAR This book launched his success as a Young Adult author.
8	Would he start with character, setting, or plot when writing his stories? He said that he always started with character of course. He would have to “hear” the voice of the character before he could begin. WHO WAS HIS FAVORITE CHARACTER FROM ALL OF THE NOVELS THAT HE WROTE???? He would tell you, “ They are all my children!” Then he would say that Archie Costello in The Chocolate War, would have to be his favorite.
9	When asked… What advice would you give to young aspiring writers? HE WOULD REPLY… Read, read, read… Write, write, write… “It is important to write regularly and read often!”
10	Robert Cormier often said, “A lot of books don’t get written simply because talented people never sit down and actually write.”
11	Cormier’s favorite comment from fans was… “You tell it like it is!” Robert Cormier did just that!!
12	Robert Cormier Passed away recently on November 2, 2000. He will be missed by millions of his fans.