The fifth book in Cynthia Voigt's acclaimed Tillerman Series, Mina Smiths, black daughter of the local minister, must learn to accept herself.
Mina Smiths, a schoolfriend of Dicey Tillerman's, is expelled from summer dance school. Is it because she's black? Overwhelmed with the misery of failure and rejection, she turns to Tamer Shipp, the temporary minister at her father's church - he understands her feelings, even her feelings about him…
A strong story about identity and self-belief, and the importance of following your heart.
| ISBN: | 9780007100170 |
| Publication date: | 2nd October 2009 |
| Author: | Cynthia Voigt, Sarah Young |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 319 pages |
| Reading age: | 12+ |
| Series: | Tillerman Series |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance Children’s / Teenage social topics: Identity / belonging Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Children’s / Teenage emotions: Sadness, unhappiness, disappointment PSHE: Family Issues School Stories |
The fifth book in Cynthia Voigt's acclaimed Tillerman Series, Mina Smiths, black daughter of the local minister, must learn to accept herself.Mina Smiths, a schoolfriend of Dicey Tillerman's, is expelled from summer dance school. Is it because she's black?
Come a Stranger is aimed at readers aged 12 and over.
Come a Stranger features in the following genres: Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Prejudice and intolerance, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Identity / belonging, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage emotions: Sadness, unhappiness, disappointment, PSHE: Family Issues, School Stories
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Come a Stranger was written by Cynthia Voigt, Sarah Young and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Come a Stranger has 319 pages
Yes it is part of Tillerman Series series
£8.99, reduced from £9.99. In Stock.