DICEY’S SONG BY CYNTHIA VOIGT

By California Rios, Abigail Servin, Cheyenne Reyes

SCENARIO We’ve been asked by the American Author’s Association to create and exhibit for the Huntington Library. The Huntington Library is home to some of the most significant compilations of literature and books in the United States. They host both temporary and permanent exhibits of famous works, such as the Gutenberg Bible, the works of Shakespeare, and more. Our purpose is to highlight the literary merits of the author, Cynthia Voigt and her novel “Dicey’s Song,” a Postmodern piece of writing that portrays a family who face common hardship in American society; being raised by grandparents.

NOVEL CONNECTS TO AMERICA Others can connect to the novel

because it portrays an American reality that a high amount of children don’t live under the traditional household.

Voigt makes it clear that family comes first no matter the circumstances.

What the author wants to instill in her audience is that it’s important to appreciate what you have.

DICEY’S SONG In Dicey’s Song the

Tillerman children are adopted and raised by their grandmother whom they’d never met up until arriving at her home in Crisfield, Maryland.

1999 - 2011 TOTAL ADOPTIONS IN AMERICA

Fe-male 141,3

21

Male; 83,291

Under 1 Year

1 - 2 Years

3 - 4 Years

5 - 12 Years

13 - 17 Years

93,644

83,672

19,938

29,712

6,583

Total: 233,934

SOCIETY For centuries,

grandparents have raised their grandchildren. The 2010 United States Census exposed that 4.9 million children were being brought up by their grandparents.

In many occasions, this has been beneficial for the children and lead them to success.

ON THE OTHER HAND…Some children that are raised by their grandparents aren’t as fortunate as others. They may undergo: Developmental,

physical, behavioral, academic, and emotional problems

Rejection, anger, and guilt.

INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS One of the ways I chose to characterize characters

from the novel was through the use of poetry ..

WORKS CITED Sturt, Kristen. – Grandparents.com.

Rep. grandparents.com, n.d. Web. 02 May 2013

Bureau of Consular Affairs, N.p. Web. 2 May 2013

Voigt, Cynthia. Dicey’s Song. Atheneum Books, 1982. Print.