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"Tunes for Bears to Dance To: Prayers and Silence"
Adrienne Kertzer, a student at the University of Calgary, writes on Tunes for Bears to Dance To. She focuses on Henry's closing prayer and positioning God as the only entity able to explain the Holocaust. She also posits that Mr. Levine's recreation…
Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 10
This two-page marked typescript of Chapter 10 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes penciled line edits. Henry is unloading a delivery truck and sees Doris, Mr. Hairston's daughter. He asks her about her falls and she warns Henry to be careful of…
Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 11
This four-page marked typescript of Chapter 11 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes penciled line edits. In the chapter, Mr. Hairston keeps Henry after work to show him a drawing of the monument for his brother, Eddie. Henry admires it but tells…
Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 13
This three-page marked typescript of Chapter 13 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes pencilled line edits. In the chapter, Henry arrives at work and diligently does his chores. He waits for Mr. Hairston to go in the locker to grind meat so he can…
Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 15
This six-page marked typescript includes portions of Chapter 15 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To with penciled line edits. In the chapter, Mr. Hairston presents his proposal to purchase the monument for Eddie's grave, give a raise to Henry, and…
Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 17
This six-page marked typescript of Chapter 17 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes penciled line edits. In the chapter, Mr. Hairston dismisses Henry from work, telling him to destroy Mr. Levine's village that night. If he doesn't, he's fired.…
Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 3
This seven-page marked typescript of Chapter 3 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes penciled line edits. The chapter shows Mr. Hairston's deceptively friendly demeanor to his clientele and his dictatorial behavior during World War II rationing. A…
Tunes for Bears to Dance to Chapter 6
This three-page marked typescript of Chapter 6 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes penciled line edits. Henry and Mr. Hairston talk about purchasing a cemetery monument, which makes Henry hopeful that Mr. Hairston might help him.
Tunes for Bears to Dance To Chapter 7
This seven-page marked typescript of Chapter 7 of Tunes for Bears to Dance To includes penciled line edits. George Graham at the community center suggests that Henry learn wood carving from Jacob Levine. Henry cuts himself during his lesson and Mr.…
Literature-N-Living Oral Presentation H - Tunes for Bears To Dance To
Participant H in the Literature-N-Living class presents his thoughts to an audience of peers and their family members. He talks about how he is like Henry who watches his neighbors carefully before he went down the wrong road.
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Amanda Goetz's letter to Robert Cormier
Amanda Goetz, when she wrote this typewritten letter to Robert Cormier, was a freshman in high school. In this honest and well-written piece of correspondence, she attributes Cormier's novels as the factor that brought her back to reading. She…
Betsy Larsen's letter to Robert Cormier
In this short, well-written typed letter dated January 4, 1996, Betsy Larsen, a high school senior, from Ottawa, Kansas, shares her enthusiasm for Tunes for Bears to Dance To with Robert Cormier. She expressed that she enjoyed its depth, brevity, and…
Concetta T. Lee's letter to Robert Cormier
This two-page, typed letter from Florida teacher, Concetta T. Lee, dated April 16, 1996, asks Robert Cormier about Tunes for Bears to Dance To. She undertook a rather extensive search of YA novels to find one that fit her criteria. She asks about Mr.…
Cover Designs for Tunes for Bears to Dance To
This packet of cover design documents includes the final cover for Tunes for Bears to Dance To along with the art as its own stand-alone image. Also included are four mock-ups of potential cover designs including that of the final design. An internal…
Jared Turgeon's letter to Robert Cormier
In this one-page word-processed letter by Jared Turgeon's to Robert Cormier dated 18 October 2000, he asks Cormier about his use of "symbol titles." He references specifically Tunes for Bears to Dance To. Then, he shares that he did something similar…