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Cynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for Dicey's Song and the Newbery Honor Award for A Solitary Blue, both 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.
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"New York Times Book Review"
Beautifully written.
"USA Today"
Honest, controlled and uncompromising.
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Richly resonant -- perhaps the best Voigt venture yet.
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Beautifully knit, a compelling and intelligent novel.
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0001956655
- ISBN 13 9780001956650
- BindingPaperback
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A Solitary Blue
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(1985)
ISBN 10: 0001956655
ISBN 13: 9780001956650
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