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Tunes for Bears to Dance To is a young adult novel written by American author Robert Cormier that discusses themes of morality from the perspective of an 12-year-old boy named Henry. The title originates from a line in Gustave Flaubert 's Madame Bovary : "Language is a cracked kettle on which we beat out tunes for bears to dance to, while all ...
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Jan 1, 1992 · Tunes for Bears to Dance to is about Henry, an 11-year boy whose family has just moved to a new city to try to heal after the sudden and tragic death of his older brother Eddy. His father has fallen into a depression and cannot work requiring his mother to work long days to provide for the family.
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About Tunes for Bears to Dance To. Money’s tight and Henry is lucky to have the job at Mr. Hairston’s grocery store. His parents are both lost in despair following the death of Henry’s older brother, and Henry is glad for the opportunity to feel like he’s helping.
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Feb 13, 2012 · Tunes for bears to dance to. by. Robert Cormier. Publication date. 1992. Topics. Holocaust survivors -- Fiction, Prejudices -- Fiction, Family problems -- Fiction, Artists -- Fiction. Publisher. Delacorte.
Sep 1, 1992 · Robert Cormier. Tunes for Bears to Dance To Hardcover – September 1, 1992. by Robert Cormier (Author) 4.5 128 ratings. See all formats and editions.
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Books. Tunes for Bears to Dance to. Robert Cormier. Lions, 1994 - Juvenile Fiction - 95 pages. SUMMARY: Eleven-year-old Henry escapes his family's problems by watching the woodcarving of Mr....
Books. Tunes for Bears to Dance To. Robert Cormier. Random House Children's Books, Mar 19, 2013 - Young Adult Fiction - 112 pages. Money’s tight and Henry is lucky to have the job at Mr....
