By: Cynthia Voigt
The four Tillerman children finally have a home at their grandmother's rundown farm on the Maryland shore. IIt'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...
By: Cynthia Voigt
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...
By: Cynthia Voigt
Mina Smith, an African-American girl longing to be a ballerina, learns at ballet camp that she will never be a classical dancer and starts to confront her feelings about being black, in a continuation of the popular Tillerman family saga....
By: Cynthia Voigt
Gwyn, the independent-minded daughter of an innkeeper, finds the disguise of the legendary Jackaroo, a hero much like Robin Hood. After Gwyn assumes Jackaroo's identity to help the poor, she discovers that she is not the only person to do such a...
By: Cynthia Voigt
'IT'S STILL TRUE.' That's the first thing James Tillerman says to his sister Dicey every morning. IIt's still true that their mother has abandoned the four Tillerman children somewhere in the middle of Connecticut. IIt's still true they...
By: Cynthia Voigt
A SPEEDING BULLETBullet 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...
By: Cynthia Voigt
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...
By: Cynthia Voigt
There are some who say that the Lady Fortune has a wheel, and all men are fixed upon it. The wheel turns, and the men rise, or fall, with the turning of the wheel.Birle has agreed to be wed to the huntsman Muir as an...
By: Cynthia Voigt
James and Sammy Tillerman are as different as two brothers can be. But when Jimmy seeks out their missing father, Sammy joins in. As they ask questions, and move closer to their quest, it is Sammy who grows more interested--until the questions lead...
By: Cynthia Voigt
Look out! Mikey Elsinger's in love!Mikey never does anything halfway, so it's no surprise that when she develops a not-so-secret crush on Shawn Macavity, the heartstoppingly gorgeous star of the school play, she goes a bit overboard. Soon Mikey --...
By: Cynthia Voigt
Love stories aren't about how they end. A chance meeting on a street corner with her childhood friend Orfe plunges Enny into the tough world of popular music. As Orfe's business manager, Enny sees Orfe and her band, the three Graces, arrive at...
By: Cynthia Voigt
One moment can change a life forever.Fifteen-year-old Izzy has it all -- a loving family, terrific friends, a place on the cheerleading squad. But her comfortable world crumbles when a date with a senior ends in a car crash and...
By: Cynthia Voigt
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...
By: Cynthia Voigt
Think carefully... That's the advice Jean Wainwright always gets from her beloved Aunt Constance, Jean's guardian and headmistress at the boarding school where she lives. It's advice that proves valuable when Jean finds herself spending the...
By: Cynthia Voigt
They're brother and sister, but Angus is bigger. He is a good, brave, and clever dog—and he likes that. Sadie isn't as quick to learn—or to obey. Angus thinks she's scared of everything, but Sadie knows that's not true. Newbery...