Tunes for Bears to Dance To

ISBN-10

0-440-21903-5

ISBN-13

978-0-440-21903-3

Author

Cormier, Robert

Publisher

Dell Publishing

Copyright

1992

Lexile

840L

Genre

Young Adult Fiction

Synopsis

After his brother’s death, Henry moves with his parents to a new town, where he meets and befriends Mr. Levine, an elderly survivor of the Holocaust who spends his days craving a replica of his childhood village. Enter Mr. Hairston, who holds power over Henry’s life. He is a man of glittering promises, but he exacts a terrible price from Henry that involves the boy’s friendship with Mr. Levine.

Themes

Mortality

Protagonist

Young Male

Note

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