Heart Transplant Limited Edition - Hardcover

Vachss, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1595826548 ISBN 13: 9781595826541

Publisher: Dark Horse Books, 2010

Synopsis

For more than three decades, best-selling author Andrew Vachss has battled the lowest bullies: child abusers. In his law practice, he's represented children and youth exclusively. As art director for King Features for two decades, Frank Caruso has developed a style that speaks to all ages, for all ages. The two are now joining forces to attack school bullying. Universally decried, bemoaned, and condemned. And on the rise. Heart Transplant is aimed at radically changing the way we deal with this most critical issue. The anchoring essay-by clinical social worker Zak Mucha-explains in detail what the reader has experienced . . . and why that experience could change our world. Dr. Joel Dvoskin, President of the American Psychological Association's Law Society division, says, '[T]his gripping story gives kids and grownups alike a road map to change, both for individual kids and more importantly, for the school as a community . . . This book should be required reading in every elementary sch

About this title

About the Author

For more than three decades, best-selling author Andrew Vachss has fought the worst kind of bully: child abusers. In his law practice, he's represented children and youth exclusively. As art director for King Features for two decades, Frank Caruso has developed a style that speaks to all ages, for all ages. The anchoring essay--by clinical social worker Zak Mucha--explains in detail what the reader has just experienced ... and why that experience could change our world.

Review

"Somewhere between graphic novel and picture book, Heart Transplant is aimed at ... helping the victims and their parents, family and friends deal with [bullying] effectively." -Publishers Weekly
--vachss.com/pw

"A timeless story about bullying and redemption that will stick with you long after you've turned the last page--a must for any library serving teens." --Michelle Gorman, Columnist, Library Media Connection
--twitlonger.com/show/6kro78

"It seems that every year one graphic novel stands out in my mind from all the rest. This year it's Heart Transplant. Highly recommended for all school and public library YA collections." --iKids/Ingram Library Services
--vachss.com/ikids

The New York Times included Heart Transplant as one of ten graphic books in its 2010 Holiday Gift Guide.

--nytimes.com/2010/11/26/books/26graphicbooks.html

Joel A. Dvoskin, Ph.D., ABPP
Asst Clinical Professor, Univ. of Arizona Medical School
President, American Psychological Association's Law Society division
[T]his gripping story gives kids and grownups alike a road map to change, both for individual kids and more importantly, for the school as a community. ... This book should be required reading in every elementary school in America

Flora Colao, LCSW
Founder, Rape Crisis Program at St. Vincent's Hospital
Founder, S.A.F.E.'s Children's Program
Co-author, Your Children Should Know
Heart Transplant is a book that depicts how deeply hurt a child can be from neglectful and abusive relationships. However, it also shows the profound healing that can come from an empathetic and loving relationship. ... [It] makes it clear that defending what's important to us and protecting what we love begins at home.

Trey Bundy, Journalist, San Francisco Chronicle and The Bay Citizen
First Place, William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Awards Program, 2008
Former treatment counselor for severely emotionally disturbed children
In more than a decade working with kids who came from tough places, I've never found anything that so directly identifies the cause of human dysfunction or the solution. Those who wish to understand the impact of bullying on a living being need to start here.

Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.
Senior Fellow, The ChildTrauma Academy, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Psychiatry, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Teachers and parents will find that Heart Transplant can be the perfect lens to focus meaningful dialogue about the origins of bullying and the pervasive nature of the exploitation of power in our society. The scope of important, inter-related themes that this work highlights is broad so this can be a tool for a classroom to be used for much more than merely addressing bullying.

Professor Joe R. Lansdale
Creator, Shen Chuan martial science This is a story about someone showing you the door to your own personal strength and character, and learning to believe that all you have to do is step on through.

Dave Marsh, Sirius XM radio host (Live from the Land of Hopes and Dreams,Sirius Left)
Author, music critic, editor of Rock & Rap Confidential
Heart Transplant is a necessity in a country that sometimes seems to be run by bullies at every level, from kindergarten to Capitol Hill. It fits the bill perfectly, with a simple and simply terrific story, wise and scholarly commentary that lets nobody off the hook, and the incandescent Rorschach of Frank Caruso's illustrations. If you're wondering not just why bullying happens, but what to do to about it, read Heart Transplant. It ranks alongside Andrew Vachss' Another Chance to Get It Right as a signpost on the road to a more fully human society.

David Hechler, Senior Reporter, Corporate Counsel and The American Lawyer
Author, The Battle and the Backlash: The Child Sexual Abuse War
Fellow for Children and the News at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism
Vachss and Caruso are nothing if not ambitious. Their clear goal is the eradication of bullying. But they re too smart to preach. They know the power of a story that's eye-opening, touching and wise. They also understand that a fight like this one requires hand-to-hand combat, grappling with hard realities. Their book is the equivalent of boot camp. --Various

John M. Seryak, M.Ed.
Educator
Author, Dear Teacher, If You Only Knew! (Adults Recovering From Child Sexual Abuse Speak to Educators)
Instructional Coach
Board member, Stop Educator Sexual Abuse, Misconduct and Exploitation
Former Guardian ad litem
Vachss, Caruso, and Mucha ... a triple threat hitting it home with Heart Transplant on the evolving and mutating bullying phenomenon. Whether a parent, educator, legislator, counselor, or child advocate, all will benefit from walking the streets with Pop and Sean.

Deputy Chief Mike McNamara
Park Forest (IL) Police Department. Founder, Licensed For Life, a DUI-prevention program for teens
As a Police Officer for 30 years, I am asking you to please read Heart Transplant. Read the words of Andrew Vachss; read the words of Zak Mucha; study the artwork of Frank Caruso ... and learn the Truth.

Marc "Animal" MacYoung
Owner, No-Nonsense Self-Defense
Co-founder, Conflict Communications
Author, A Professional's Guide to Ending Violence Quickly: How Bouncers, Bodyguards, and Other Security Professionals Handle Ugly Situations
The darkness is a terrifying place, especially for a child. When you are lost in it, it seems that there is no way out. All directions look equally untrustworthy and perilous to the person in the depths. In Heart Transplant, Vachss cuts through the BS and shows what it's like for those lost in that darkness. He also shows what 'caregivers' need to understand in order to develop the trust to help those who are lost. This book is a must-read for both those who are lost and those who wish to help them find their way out of the darkness. --Various

About this edition

• Publisher: Dark Horse Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1595826548
• ISBN 13: 9781595826541
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 100
• Illustrator: Caruso Frank