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Homecoming, set around the late 1970s, tells the story of four siblings aged between six and thirteen, whose mother abandons them one summer afternoon in their car next to a Connecticut shopping mall during an aborted road trip to a family member in Bridgeport.

Product information Publisher‎Atheneum Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (March 6, 2012)Language‎EnglishPaperback‎400 pagesISBN-10‎1442428783ISBN-13‎978-14424287829 more rows

Homecoming, set around the late 1970s, tells the story of four siblings aged between six and thirteen, whose mother abandons them one summer afternoon in their car next to a Connecticut shopping mall during an aborted road trip to a family member in Bridgeport.

She and her siblings are the main characters in a book series by Cynthia Voight. The first novel is Homecoming and the storyline shocked me as a kid and stuck right in my gut somewhere and I've never forgotten the vibe and the heart of that novel - not even thirty years later. (I used to want to name my daughter Dicey.

Homecoming Grades Unlike Prom, Homecoming is an event for every student in High School to participate in, usually grades 9, 10, 11, and 12th. Homecoming doesn't just include the dance, but usually some form of a Spirit Week and a sporting event.

This is marked for 11+ because the topic of her mom going crazy may be to heavy for younger kids. (There are parts that mention under age kids drinking beer but just a little not enough for me to mark it) ; ) This book has a great ending that will make you want to know what will happen next to the Tillermans.

The play, The Homecoming, might be considered a Comedy of Menace; characters always feel threatened (by the truth, by confrontations, etc). Pinter's plays are also sometimes called the “Drama of Non-Communication.” It represents the difficulty of human communication; language is used to evade and not to reveal.

The Homecoming: A Novel About Spencer's Mountain: Earl Hamner: 9780899669458: Amazon.com: Books.