Come a Stranger

Brief Description: Mina's deep love for a grown-up minister drives her to seek a way to give him an unforgettable remembrance, restoration of his faith. Biographical Note: Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song," the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue," and the National Book Award Honor for Homecoming," all part of the beloved Tillerman cycle. She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle-grade and teen readers, including Izzy, Willy-Nilly" and Jackaroo." She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in literature, and the Katahdin Award in 2004. She lives in Maine. Marc Notes: ; Mina's deep love for a grown-up minister drives her to seek a way to give him an unforgettable remembrance, restoration of his faith. . Publisher Marketing: A dashed dream leads to a rash decision in the fifth installment of Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman cycle. Mina Smiths lives to dance, so her scholarship to ballet camp seems like a dream come true. She doesn't even mind being the only black girl in the troupe--that is, until she is told she'll never be a classical dancer. It's then that Mina begins to face some difficult truths about race and identity and transfers her passion for dance to Tamer Shipp, the summer minister for her church. The problem is, he's a grown man with a family, but she can't stop wishing for more to their friendship than simply pastor and parishioner. Cynthia Voigt's incomparable mastery of character and community shines forth in this stirring novel from her acclaimed Tillerman cycle. Review Citations:

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Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 602 (EAN 9780689804441, Mass Market Paperbound)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 535 (EAN 9780689804441, Mass Market Paperbound)

Publishers Weekly 11/13/1995 (EAN 9780689804441, Mass Market Paperbound)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 569 (EAN 9780689312892, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 602 (EAN 9780689312892, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 10/01/1986 (EAN 9780689312892, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 569 (EAN 9780449702468, Mass Market Paperbound)

Publishers Weekly 11/13/1987 (EAN 9780449702468, Mass Market Paperbound)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 121 (EAN 9781442450639, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Voigt, Cynthia Cynthia Voigt is the Newbery Award-winning author of more than twenty books, including Dicey's Song and A Solitary Blue. This is her first book with HarperCollins.