"Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books" Beautifully knit, a compelling and intelligent novel.
"Booklist" starred review Richly resonant -- perhaps the best Voigt venture yet.
"Bulletin of the Center for Children¹s Books" Beautifully knit, a compelling and intelligent novel.
"Horn Book" A fine achievement.
"New York Times Book Review" Beautifully written.
"USA Today" Honest, controlled and uncompromising.
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'Dear Jeffie, I am going away, but I'm not really going away from you. I will hold you in my heart, and you will hold me in your heart, and we can't ever be very far from each other then, can we?
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Jeff abandoned by his mother Melody, grows up with his dusty old father, whom he knows only as the Professor. When Melody appears in Jeff's life and invites him to stay for the summer, his world is alight with happiness. But Melody's never around and Jeff is as lonely as ever. Maybe the Professor isn't as dusty as Jeff had always imagined. But maybe, like the solitary blue heron, it's wise to never get too close to anyone…
A lyrical story of loneliness and family relationships, 'A Solitary Blue' builds on a character introduced in Book Two of the Tillerman's Series, 'Dicey's Song'.
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Review
"A beautifully written story."The New York Times"Cynthia Voigt writes with great power."Junior Bookshelf"The Tillerman series... is a tour de force"The Guardian
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About the Author
Cynthia Voigt, winner of the Newbery Medal, was born in Boston in 1942. For a number of years she taught English and Classics. She is married with one daughter and one son.
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