Dicey's Song (The Tillerman Series #2)
by Cynthia Voigt
from Aladdin
The four Tillerman children finally have a home at their grandmother's rundown farm on the Maryland shore. It's what Dicey has dreamed of for her three younger siblings, but after watching over the others for so long, it's hard to let go. Who is Dicey, if she's no longer the caretaker for her family?
Dicey finds herself in new friends, in a growing relationship with her grandmother, and in the satisfaction of refinishing the old boat she found in the barn. Then, as Dicey experiences the trials and pleasures of making a new life, the past comes back with devastating force, and Dicey learns just how necessary -- and painful -- letting go can be.
Seventeen Against the Dealer (The Tillerman Series #7)
by Cynthia Voigt
from Simon Pulse
SOMETIMES YOU CAN LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
Dicey Tillerman has big dreams. She's started a boatbuilding business, and she's determined to prove she can succeed on her own. That's why at first she resists the offer of help from Cisco, the mysterious stranger who turns up one day at her shop.
But running a business doesn't leave much time for the people Dicey treasure -- her grandmother, her younger siblings, and her boyfriend, Jeff. And then the trust Dicey puts in Cisco turns out to be misplaces. Suddenly it seems as if Dicey could lose everything -- has she discovers too late what really matters to her?
Homecoming (The Tillerman Series #1)
by Cynthia Voigt
from Simon Pulse
"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.
Thorndike School Softcovers - Large Print - Dicey's Song
by Cynthia Voigt
from Thorndike Press
A 1983 Newbery Medal Winner
Interest Level: Middle/High School
Reading Grade Level: 3rd-5th
Lexile Level: Not Available
Theme: Intergenerational Relationships
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