Sons from Afar

Brief Description: Six years after coming to live with their grandmother, James and Sammy Tillerman go in search of their long-lost father. Brief Description: For use in schools and libraries only. Six years after coming to live with their grandmother, James and Sammy Tillerman go in search of their long-lost father. 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: ; Six years after coming to live with their grandmother, James and Sammy Tillerman go in search of their long-lost father.; 1; Ages 12 up. Publisher Marketing: 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 the brothers to a seedy waterfront bar where violence erupts...."Keeps your interest... Quite suspenseful."KIDSDY-NEWSDAYPublisher Marketing: Will a common cause unite two brothers--or drive them further apart? Find out in the sixth installment of Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman cycle. If James and Sammy Tillerman agree on anything, it's that they have nothing in common. Sammy is a tough jock, while James is an intellectual who has begun to question his identity. Then James enlists his brother's help to find Francis Verricker, who may be the father who deserted them long ago. Through this quest, the brothers learn more about themselves than they thought possible. Cynthia Voigt writes realistically of human failure--and triumph--in this poignant novel from her acclaimed Tillerman cycle. Review Citations:

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 121 (EAN 9781442450653, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 09/23/1996 (EAN 9780689808890, Mass Market Paperbound)

Publishers Weekly 08/14/1987 (EAN 9780689313493, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 09/01/1987 (EAN 9780689313493, Hardcover)

Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 121 (EAN 9781442428836, Paperback)

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.