Mike Richardson announces Heart Transplant, by Andrew Vachss, Frank Caruso and Zak Mucha
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Uploaded by burkesdogpansy on Sep 25, 2010
School bullying is universally decried, bemoaned, and condemned. And on the rise. Whether it's a teenager committing suicide as a result of a Facebook posting or a group of schoolchildren taunting another child with autism and filming it for the "entertainment" of others, the longest-lasting, deepest-scarring impact of bullying is emotional, not physical. Failure to understand this has handicapped an already-insipid series of failed "solutions." How many more teens have to kill themselves before we do something about it, beyond making it a new talkshow topic?
Heart Transplant is aimed at actually changing the way we deal with perhaps the most critical issue for children and parents alike today. To accomplish this mission, an entirely new medium was created. Neither a graphic novel nor a self-help book, it uses elements of both to reach parents and children alike. The intermingling of word and art is achieved so smoothly that it is experienced as one does words-and-music: you may forget the lyrics and hum the tune, but that very act evokes the lyrics. And if it's the lyrics that stick with you, you'll find yourself humming the tune. The anchoring essay (by clinical social worker Zak Mucha) explains in prose detail what the reader has just experienced. You'll find this book in the "Parenting" and "Young Adult" sections of your bookstore. Why? Because there is no "Bullying" section. And if Heart Transplant hits either target, it will hit both. Nothing like this has ever been tried before. But if it works, the high risk will be rewarded by the greatest prize of all.
Read a preview of Heart Transplant at http://vachss.com/heart
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That is a very precise description of bullying. I know because I've been in that place where it's "all my fault". Well done !
djbarney24 1 year ago
Sounds good, I'll have to read this.
whiskerchild 1 year ago