Homecoming

      

        

          
by Cynthia Voight
          
 
          
This
          book is about four children (Dicey 13, James 10, Maybeth 9, and
          Sammy 6). Their father left them when Dicey was seven. When Dicey
          turns 13, their mother loses her job and leaves the children
          at a mall. They wait for their mother to return but when she
          doesn't, Dicey takes charge. They walk to Bridgeport to find
          their Great-Aunt Cilla. They arrive to find out that their Aunt
          Cilla had died that March. They are able to live with a cousin
          while the police search for their mother.
          
Unfortunately,
          the children learn that their mother is in a mental hospital
          in Massachusetts. Dicey then finds out that she has a grandmother
          living in Rhode Island and decides they should travel there.
          Their life on the road is not easy and they have no money. Will
          they all safely reach Rhodes Island. Will Dicey's grandmother
          let them stay if they get there or will they have to hit the
          road again? Read Homecoming to find out.