Dicey's Song: 2 (Tillerman Cycle) - Hardcover

Voigt, Cynthia

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1442450606 ISBN 13: 9781442450608

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012

Synopsis

The Newbery-winning novel in Cynthia Voigt's timeless series is repackaged with a modern look.

When Momma abandoned Dicey Tillerman and her three siblings in a mall parking lot and was later traced to an asylum where she lay unrecognizing, unknowing, she left her four children no choice but to get on by themselves. They set off alone on foot over hundreds of miles until they finally found someone to take them in. Gram's rundown farm isn't perfect, but they can stay together as a family--which is all Dicey really wanted.

But after watching over the others for so long, it's hard for Dicey to know what to do now. Her own identity has been so wrapped up in being the caretaker, navigator, penny counter, and decision maker that she's not sure how to let go of some responsibilities while still keeping a sense of herself. But when the past comes back with devastating force, Dicey sees just how necessary--and painful--letting go can be.

About this title

Review:

“Well-written, thoughtful, imaginative and haunting.”
Junior Bookshelf

“The Tillerman series... is a tour de force”
The Guardian

About the Author:

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.

Mick Wiggins is an award-winning illustrator living and working in Little Rock, Arkansas. His work can be found in George Ella Lyon's Planes Fly! and at MickWiggins.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1442450606
• ISBN 13: 9781442450608
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256