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Cynthia Voigt

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Born
in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
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Fiction, Young Adult, Children's

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Cynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse.


Awards:
Angus and Sadie: the Sequoyah Book Award (given by readers in Oklahoma), 2008
The Katahdin Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Anne V. Zarrow Award, for lifetime achievement, 2003
The Margaret Edwards Award, for a body of work, 1995
Jackaroo: Rattenfanger-Literatur Preis (ratcatcher prize, awarded by the town of Hamlin in Germany), 1990
Izzy, Willy-Nilly: the Young Reader Award (California), 1990
The Runner: Deutscher Jungenliteraturpreis (German young people's literature prize), 1988
Zilverengriffel (Silver Pen, a Dutch prize), 1988
Come a Stranger: the Judy Lopez Medal (given by readers in Cal ...more

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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Cynthia Voigt I employ denial, for which I have a genetic predisposition. Sometimes, I negotiate a deal with myself--write a paragraph, then you can get in the car …moreI employ denial, for which I have a genetic predisposition. Sometimes, I negotiate a deal with myself--write a paragraph, then you can get in the car and go buy yourself a present. Usually that works, and once started I just blither on, quite happily, writer's block circumvented.(less)
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Are the characters in Homecomming named after anyone in particular?
Cynthia Voigt No, they are names I chose because they seemed to me to match the personalities I was imagining. I think I'd still choose exactly the same ones, espec…moreNo, they are names I chose because they seemed to me to match the personalities I was imagining. I think I'd still choose exactly the same ones, especially Dicey.(less)
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Average rating: 3.89 · 80,881 ratings · 5,879 reviews · 107 distinct works • Similar authors
Homecoming (Tillerman Cycle...
3.96 avg rating — 21,940 ratings — published 1981 — 58 editions
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Dicey's Song (Tillerman Cyc...
3.98 avg rating — 18,000 ratings — published 1982 — 60 editions
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A Solitary Blue (Tillerman ...
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6,072 ratings — published 1983 — 58 editions
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Jackaroo (Tales of the King...
3.93 avg rating — 4,897 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
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On Fortune's Wheel (Tales o...
4.10 avg rating — 3,131 ratings — published 1990 — 30 editions
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Izzy, Willy-Nilly
3.65 avg rating — 3,497 ratings — published 1986 — 37 editions
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The Runner (Tillerman Cycle...
3.82 avg rating — 2,897 ratings — published 1985 — 37 editions
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The Book of Lost Things (Mi...
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Come a Stranger (Tillerman ...
3.88 avg rating — 2,059 ratings — published 1986 — 31 editions
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Seventeen Against the Deale...
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Homecoming Dicey's Song A Solitary Blue The Runner Come a Stranger Sons from Afar Seventeen Against the Dealer
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The Book of Lost Things The Book of Secrets The Book of Kings
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Angus and Sadie Young Fredle Toaff's Way
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Bad Girls Bad, Badder, Baddest It's Not Easy Being Bad Bad Girls In Love From Bad to Worse Bad Girls, Bad Girls, Whatc...
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“She couldn’t get any farther away inside from her skin. She couldn’t get away.”
― Cynthia Voigt, When She Hollers
tags: angst, girl, incest, rape, skin, teen
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“Rebellion is necessary for development of character.”
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“She looked at her hand: Just some hand, holding a cheap pen. Some girls’ hand. She had nothing to do with that hand. Let that hand do whatever it wanted to.”
― Cynthia Voigt, When She Hollers
tags: angst, freedom, girl, incest, pen, rape, teen, writing
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