Dicey's Song

cynthia voigt

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.

Genres young adultfictionchildrensmiddle graderealistic fictioncoming of agefamilyjuvenileteenclassics

359 pages, Paperback

First published September 1,1982

Series

Tillerman Cycle

Literary awards

newbery medal, vermont golden dome book award, california young readers medal, margaret a. edwards award,

Places

crisfield maryland,

This edition

Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Published: July 1, 2003 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780689863622
ASIN: 0689863624
Language: English

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About the author

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