Pub Date: July 10, 2012
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 87-1857
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product - Canadian, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 13 to 17
Physical Info: 0.78" H x 8.30" L x 5.57" W ( 0.57 lbs) 288 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Family | Siblings | Social Themes | Adolescence and Coming of Age
Series: Tillerman Cycle
Description: Six years after the death of their mother, James and Sammy Tillerman go off on a search for the father they never knew. Together they follow a trail of bitter memories and old resentments as Sammy and James are unexpectedly rewarded by an illumination of their own physical and moral courage--as well as a change in their feelings for each other.
Brief description: Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song, the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, and the National Book Award Honor for Homecoming, all part of the beloved Tillerman Cycle. She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly, and Jackaroo. She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in literature, and the Katahdin Award in 2004. She lives in Maine.