{"product_id":"come-a-stranger-9781442428829","title":"Come a Stranger","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dashed dream leads to a rash decision in the fifth installment of Cynthia Voigt's Tillerman cycle.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMina Smiths lives to dance, so her scholarship to ballet camp seems like a dream come true. She doesn't even mind being the only black girl in the troupe--that is, until she is told she'll never be a classical dancer. It's then that Mina begins to face some difficult truths about race and identity and transfers her passion for dance to Tamer Shipp, the summer minister for her church. The problem is, he's a grown man with a family, but she can't stop wishing for more to their friendship than simply pastor and parishioner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCynthia Voigt's incomparable mastery of character and community shines forth in this stirring novel from her acclaimed Tillerman cycle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCynthia Voigt won the Newbery Medal for \u003ci\u003eDicey's Song\u003c\/i\u003e, the Newbery Honor Award for \u003ci\u003eA Solitary Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, and the National Book Award Honor for \u003ci\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/i\u003e, all part of the beloved Tillerman Cycle. She is also the author of many other celebrated books for middle grade and teen readers, including \u003ci\u003eIzzy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Willy-Nilly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJackaroo\u003c\/i\u003e. She was awarded the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 1995 for her work in literature, and the Katahdin Award in 2004. She lives in Maine.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50337214333202,"sku":"9781442428829","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35e32213-523c-40e9-8db2-d06e64d7335f.jpg?v=1727956623","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/come-a-stranger-9781442428829","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}