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 11-year-old named Henry. This novel also has many metaphores and ties to the Holocaust. This book is very loyal to Robert Cormier's style as it is very short and haunting. It is also in his vein of younger boys discovering darker sides of life and it is left unclear whether the protagonist did the right thing or not. Plot summary Henry?s parents move their family to a new town to run away from the memories of their recently passed son, Eddie. Henry?s father is very quiet and no longer works, while his mother works long hours in order to support their family. Henry also contributes to his family working at a grocery store for Mr. Hairston. Mr. Hairston is a deceptive old man who appears friendly on the surface, but bashes and manipulates people in reality. He appears

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