A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)

The iconic start to the timeless, Newbery-winning series from Cynthia Voigt

Dicey began to panic. The four of them had been waiting in the car for hours now. Why wasn’t their mother back? Why had she just walked off like that? What would they do if she never came back?

Dicey had known for a while that something was not right with her mother. There wasn’t anything she could put her finger on, but when Mamma said goodbye to them that day in the supermarket car park, Dicey knew that she wasn’t coming back. And so Dicey, as the eldest, plans to lead the three others halfway across America to their aunt – on foot. And the story of how they reached their destination and what they found there is one of the most gripping in children’s literature; it is the story of one child’s courage against impossible odds, and of a determination to find a home that never lets up. Homecoming, the first in a series of seven wonderful novels, is a must for any reader, young or old.

“The plot has pace and is exciting, but the real fascination lies in the characters of the children… A powerful book.”
The Guardian

“A really engaging and gripping story, well written”
Grimsby Evening Telegraph

“Keeps you hooked”
Children’s Bookshelf

“The details of day-to-day survival are totally absorbing”
ILEA Contact

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

Cynthia Voigt, winner of the Newbery Medal, was born in Boston in 1942. For a number of years she taught English and Classics. She is married with one daughter and one son .