num_pages: 384
description: Dicey's mother didn't make many explanations. Maybe that's why she didn't explain her mysterious behaviour the night she packed up the whole family and sped off into the night... Or why she pulled the car into a shopping center the next morning and just walked away without a goodbye. Now Dicey, James, Sammy, and Maybeth were stranded in an unknown town, and it seemed that every grownup in the country was against them. That meant ducking authorities, sleeping in cemeteries, and doing anything to keep clear of foster homes. It also meant walking for miles and miles... But Dicey hadn't given up completely; she knew there must be one adult she could trust. And she figured if she could just keep her brothers and sister together, eventually they'd have their homecoming.
language: English
title: Homecoming
titlecomplete: Homecoming (Tillerman Family, #1)
genres: Fiction, Family, Adventure, Teen, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 22147
series: Tillerman Cycle
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 378720000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Children's Books, Fiction (Hardcover), awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Margaret A. Edwards Award
publisher: Fawcett Juniper