Homecoming

We spent such an enjoyable few days with these characters. Four siblings from a poor background have a single mum who is struggling and one day things just get too much. Without spoiling the plot the rest of the book is about the children, largely on their own struggling to find a way to live and sta......more

I read this book in my early teen's and recently bought it for my daughter. I loved this book when I was young! The book is about Dicey and her three younger siblings who were abandoned by their mother in a mall parking lot. Worried about being split up and sent to foster care they decide their only......more

This is an exciting and heartfelt story about a strong girl and her younger siblings who are “on their own” when they’re apparently abandoned by their mother. I’ve always loved tales of kids left on their own (see A Long Way To Go, etc.) and this is a particularly good book with a compelling main ch......more

What a great and adventurous read. Loved the writing style, it kept me locked on from the beginning. Could have happened for real and that makes that this story is great to read.......more

There have been quite a few stories that contained bits and pieces of the kind of material to be found in Homecoming, but quite honestly I would have to contend that not one of them can compare to this book. Cynthia Voigt has masterfully crafted a story that is SO totally complete and resonates in e......more