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Each book in the series follows events in the lives of different characters introduced in Dicey's Song or Homecoming. Seventeen Against the Dealer takes up events in Dicey's life when she is 21. A Solitary Blue concerns events in the life of Jeff Greene, a character introduced in Dicey's Song and a central figure in Seventeen Against the Dealer.
Dicey Tillerman: Eldest of the four Tillerman children, Dicey is the central character of three of the novels: Homecoming, Dicey's Song, and Seventeen Against the Dealer. She was born somewhere between 1965–1968 to single mother, Liza Tillerman, and her wayward lover Francis Verricker in Provincetown, Massachusetts. As her mother was mentally ...
Cynthia Voigt (born February 25, 1942) is an American writer of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Her first book in the Tillerman family series, Homecoming , was nominated for several international prizes and adapted as a 1996 film. [ 1 ]
At the time of the book's publication, Kirkus Reviews said, "Through all the hardships, comforts, and passages, Dicey remains the sturdy presence we met in Homecoming; new she and Gram make a strong, crusty pair, and the other children come along according to their observantly individualized courses. A resilient family and a gratifying journey ...
“Homecoming” is the name of the children’s book Quiñones wrote based on her story to honor her journey and to empower herself, her family and other undocumented children, she said. “I ...
First edition (publ. Atheneum Books) Sons From Afar (1987) is the sixth book in Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman Cycle, the series of novels dealing with Dicey Tillerman's family which also includes Homecoming, Dicey's Song (winner of the 1983 Newbery Medal), The Runner, A Solitary Blue, Come A Stranger, and Seventeen Against the Dealer.
Miss USA Noelia Voigt announced Monday she is relinquishing her crown to prioritize her mental health.. Voigt, 24, who captured the Miss USA crown in September, posted on Instagram that she is ...
Cynthia Erivo has been waiting years to tell her refugee drama, “Drift.” The project, which Erivo says “came to her” in 2016 while starring in “The Color Purple” on Broadway, is based ...