Homecoming

Homecoming Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt MAIN CHARACTERS: Dicey Tillerman – a thirteen-year-old girl in the novel, yet her hair cut makes her look like a boy. She seems to hold the family together, being the oldest child of her mother who is mentally sick. After her mother dropped her and her siblings in a parking lot in Rhode Island, she is willing to do anything to keep the remainder of her family together and well protected. James Tillerman – is the twelve-year-old brother to his sister Dicey. James is the opposite of Dicey, intelligent and he takes things more serious. James often got teased in school about his family and since he wasn’t able to stand up for himself, he ended up dropping out. Maybeth Tillerman – is the eight-year-old sister. She is very quiet and shy which is a problem in school and leads to her getting held back a grade. Though she can see people’s true emotions almost instantly. Sammy Tillerman – is the six-year-old brother. He is very stubborn and is the mothers’ favorite, which makes him very upset when his mother leaves them. Momma – she is the mother to all the Tillerman’s. She decided never to marry, but children, dicey, grandmother, mother, tillerman, out, family, eunice, takes, money, book, two, tillerman’s, school, river, night, lives, bridgeport, aunt, after, about, yet, way, very, together, take, students, sailing, over, morning, met, letter, james, house