Robert Cormier “It takes an act of faith to live today” -Robert Cormier This was the attitude that Robert Cormier had when he was writing. He believed that people were living in terrifying times that would leave individuals powerless and fending for themselves (Stines 107). Robert Cormier felt that the children of today needed to be exposed to reality and not to fiction. In all of his writings Cormier used realistic story lines that often left …showed first 75 words of 666 total…

…showed last 75 words of 666 total…to write more and more about them, matching their comings and goings with memories of my own,” (Stines 108). Robert Cormier died in November 2000 at age 76. He was living in Leominster, Massachusetts, the same place he was born. Although many have never heard of Cormier his novels will always live on. He may not be considered a great American author but Cormier had a definite passion for writing that will be remembered for years to come.