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Tunes for Bears to Dance To |
Author: Robert Cormier
Published: 1994-04-01 |
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 Sometimes the greatest evil lies inside ourselves.
With the troops from WWII just reentering the job market, eleven-year-old Henry Cassavant is lucky to work at the Corner Market owned by Mr. Hairston. Even if his boss is a bigot.
Henry's family is going through hard times. His brother recently died, and his family's moved to a new town to work through the grieving process. His mother is working multiple jobs to help pay the bills. His father is hit the hardest, falling into a deep depression that sends him to "the hospital across town" for help.
Through simple curiosity, Henry befriends the elderly Mr. Levine, a Holocaust survivor who lives in the "Crazy House" next door to Henry's family. His friendship with the old man, contrasted with the racism of his boss, makes for a crazy end to the story.
Don't let this novel's length deceive you...TUNES FOR BEARS TO DANCE TO is a short, powerful little read that tackles the deep topics of racism, depression, and child abuse. Henry's story will no doubt leave readers thinking and wondering: What would we do in the same situation? What does it mean to be a good person? How far would we go to make ends meet?
With cutthroat tension, Robert Cormier reminds us all that sometimes the greatest evils lurk in the most familiar of places. Sometimes, they're inside ourselves.
--- Reviewed by Jonathan Stephens
 Sorrows
Henry is a very sad boy. His older brother recently died, and his parents are living in the depths of sorrow. In order to escape their memories, they have moved themselves and Henry to a new town, where he doesn't have any friends and where they live next door to a mental hospital. When Henry's knee is broken and in a cast, he watches an old man leave the hospital every day and come back every evening. When Henry's knee is better, he follows the man.
Mr. Levine, the man Henry follows, is a Holocaust survivor. Every day he goes to the community art center, where he is working on carving an exact wooden replica of the village the Nazis destroyed, where he used to live.
Henry tells his employer about this man. But Henry's employer is evil. He makes Henry promises--he tells him all of the nice things he will do for Henry. But he will only do these things if Henry does something awful for him. If Henry doesn't do it, this man promises to ruin his life.
I liked the characters of Mr. Levine and the man who runs the art center. They are both very kind and very strong. I liked how Henry resolves his problem and gains a sort of power. I was frustrated by the fact that the evil characters always seemed to be much stronger and more powerful than the good characters, though.
Tunes for bears to dance to
Very good book. The author elevated our interest well with the story as well as the emotions it carries. My son and I both enjoyed it.
Tunes For Bears To Dance To
The book was very interesting. The characters helped a lot to, each of them helped make the book even more interesting. Mr. Levine with his little wooden village, Henry and his curiosity (it's a gift and a curse), and Mr.Hairston, well it wouldn't be that interesting of a book if everybody was nice. Mr.Hairston did help to spice things up a little bit with his little scheme and his always moody attitude. Other than the ending which I thought was rather sudden, the book was in all pretty good.
Tunes for Bears to Dance to
This compelling novel written by Robert Cormier is about a young boy, named Henry who moves to a new town after the death of his brother. Henry works at a grocery store. His boss, Mr. Hairston, hears about Henry's new friend, Mr. Levine. When Mr. Hairston found out that Mr. Levine was a jew he ordered Henry to ruin Mr. Levine's model village that he had worked so hard on. If Henry does not do what he is told his life would be ruined. Henry is faced with a very important decision. To find out whether he makes the right decision you will need to read the book.
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