Every story is about some kind of journey.
This week: An odyssey you won’t forget.
Stay with me.
Your mom leaves you in a parking lot and never
comes back.
What do you do?
Your mom leaves you in a parking lot with
your three younger siblings and almost no
money.
Now what do you do?
That’s the scenario that launches Cynthia
Voigt’s book, Homecoming.
I hesitate to use phrases like “desert island
book” but let’s just say that if I were
alone on a desert island with only this book,
I’d be pretty well satisfied.
Here’s why.
First, Dicey Tillerman is a great main character.
She’s complicated.
She’s loveable.
She will not fail.
Second, this book moves.
And even though Voigt doesn’t skimp on descriptions,
this is one of those you-can’t-put-it-down
titles simply because you’ve got to know
what happens.
And last: No black and white.
What I mean is, Voigt’s characters are nuanced.
Sometimes they make the right choices … and
sometimes not.
And … hey!
Why are you still watching?
You’ve got a choice to make, too.
Now make the right one and go pick up this
book.
