Books in series
#1
Homecoming
1981
It's still true...
That's the first thing James Tillerman says to his sister Dicey every morning. It's still true that their mother has abandoned the four Tillerman children somewhere in the middle of Connecticut. It's still true they have to find their way, somehow, to Great-aunt Cilla's house in Bridgeport, which may be their only hope of staying together as a family.
But when they get to Bridgeport, they learn that Great-aunt Cilla has died, and the home they find with her daughter, Eunice, isn't the permanent haven they've been searching for. So their journey continues to its unexpected conclusion—and some surprising discoveries about their history, and their future.
#1
De Tillermans
de zwerftocht van vier kinderen op zoek naar een thuis
1997
Na het plotselinge verdwijnen van hun moeder gaan vier Amerikaanse kinderen op zoek naar hun enig overgebleven familielid. Vanaf ca. 13 jaar..
Omnibus. Bevat: Onder de blote hemel, Samen onder dak, Het verhaal van Dicey
#1
Et si on allait chez grand-mère?
1981
Cousine Eunice veut "placer" Maybeth et Sammy, les plus jeunes des enfants Tillerman. Plutôt que d'être séparés, les quatre frères et soeurs ont préféré se remettre en route. Et s'ils allaient chez leur grand-mère ? Mais la vieille femme, que l'on dit un peu bizarre, ignore jusqu'à l'existence du quatuor... "Que se passerait-il quand ils reprendraient la route ? N'importe quoi pouvait arriver sur une route. Et si cette grand-mère refusait de les accueillir ?"
#1
Onder de blote hemel
1986
Onder de blote hemel is het eerste boek over de vier kinderen Tillerman. Daarin wordt verteld hoe een overspannen mevrouw Tillerman haar kinderen in de steek liet, hoe die toen na een lange tocht bij hun oude nicht Eunice aanklopten... en hoe ze het daar zo benauwd kregen dat ze er zo gauw mogelijk weer vandoor gingen.
#2
Dicey's Song
1982
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
#3
A Solitary Blue
1983
Jeff Greene was only seven when Melody, his mother, left him with his reserved, undemonstrative father, the Professor. So when she reenters his life years later with an invitation to spend the summer with her in Charleston, Jeff is captivated by her free spirit and warmth, and he eagerly looks forward to returning for another visit the following year.
But Jeff's second summer in Charleston ends with a devastating betrayal, and he returns to his father wounded almost beyond bearing. But out of Jeff's pain grows a deepening awareness of the unexpected and complicated ways of love and loss and of family and friendship—and the strength to understand his father, his mother, and especially himself.
#4
The Runner
1985
A SPEEDING BULLET
Bullet Tillerman runs. He runs to escape the criticism of his harsh, unforgiving father. He runs to numb the pain of his mother's inability to express her love. He is the star of the school track team, but he isn't a team man and doesn't want to be. Bullet runs for himself.
Bullet is unlikely choice to be asked to coach a new, African-American team member. But in coaching Tamer Shipp, Bullet learns some things about himself—who he is, and who he can perhaps become.
#5
Come a Stranger
1986
Although devastated when she is asked to leave an exclusive Connecticut ballet school, Mina Smiths finds solace in her friendship with Tamer Shipp, the summer minister, and learns about his own difficult adolescence, Harlem ministry, and family life.
#6
Sons from Afar
1987
Six years after coming to live with their grandmother, James and Sammy Tillerman go in search of their long-lost father
#7
Seventeen Against the Dealer
1989
Dicey Tillerman has big dreams. She's started a boatbuilding business, and she's determined to prove she can succeed on her own. So at first she resists the offer of help from Cisco, the mysterious stranger who turns up at her shop.
But running a business doesn't leave much time for the people Dicey treasures—her grandmother, her younger siblings, and her boyfriend. When the trust Dicey puts in Cisco turns out to be misplaced, it seems as if Dicey could lose everything—has she discovered too late what really matters to her?
Author
Cynthia Voigt
Author · 44 books
Cynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Awards: Angus and Sadie: the Sequoyah Book Award (given by readers in Oklahoma), 2008 The Katahdin Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003 The Anne V. Zarrow Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003 The Margaret Edwards Award, for a body of work, 1995 Jackaroo: Rattenfanger-Literatur Preis (ratcatcher prize, awarded by the town of Hamlin in Germany), 1990 Izzy, Willy-Nilly: the Young Reader Award (California), 1990 The Runner: Deutscher Jungenliteraturpreis (German young people's literature prize), 1988 Zilverengriffel (Silver Pen, a Dutch prize), 1988 Come a Stranger: the Judy Lopez Medal (given by readers in California), 1987 A Solitary Blue: a Newbery Honor Book, 1984 The Callender Papers: The Edgar (given by the Mystery Writers of America), 1984 Dicey's Song: the Newbery Medal, 1983
