COME A STRANGER

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Summary: wonderful
Review: Like all of Voigt's novels, <i>Come a Stranger</i> pulls the essence of humanity into a compelling story. I especially like the relationship between Mina and Tamer, which is so loving and sweet, yet tinged by sadness. Who hasn't felt mutual love for someone out of reach? Because I'm white, I would be interested to know if a white writer really can write effectively from the point of view of a black person--I'm not sure I could.

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Summary: Come a Stranger
Review: Mina Smith loves dancing, and when she gets accepted to the summer ballet school she thinks all of her dreams have come true. When she arrives at the school, she is the only black girl there. The other girls treat her differently, but Mina is too blind to notice. The next summer, she loses her coordination, gets sent home, and falls in love with the summer minister. In this book, Mina embarks on a journey to find herself, and comes to love dance even more than before.

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Summary: Come a Stranger
Review: Mina Smith loves dancing, and when she gets accepted to the summer ballet school she thinks all of her dreams have come true. When she arrives at the school, she is the only black girl there. The other girls treat her differently, but Mina is too blind to notice. The next summer, she loses her coordination, gets sent home, and falls in love with the summer minister. In this book, Mina embarks on a journey to find herself, and comes to love dance even more than before.

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Summary: This book is unlike the other books of the series.
Review: Mina Smiths, an African-American dancer, struggles to "fit in" with her peers and learn more about herself. Mina is very disciplined at her art and is self-conscious after being discriminated against. Most people will be able to relate to this book very easily because everyone has been treated differently at one time. Some may even learn how to solve some of their own problems through the book's teachings. This book is not essential to the series, but it does let you see part of the Tillermans' story through someone else's eyes.

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Summary: It was an excellent book!
Review: Mina was so confused about her race, and growing up. Her family and friends help her through it. She realizes she is not as clumsy as she is thought to be. Her confusion ends and she accepts and appreciates her heritage. It is a great book. Great for middle school age. Read it! You'll love it.

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Summary: J from humber
Review: the book was really intersting and i really liked how Mina (themain character) deals with social issues and problems through out her life. I think that meeting Diecy was a good start for her and i think that by the end of the book she feels more self-confident and really proud of what she has achieved, but one thing i didnt like from the book was the part near the ending whn she meets the boy. I think it was cheezy but the last pargraph was really meaningful and well written

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Summary: Great book for adolescents
Review: This book portrays a young black American girl who grows from her innocence of security and warmth to a hostile and cruel world in which people most often judge others by their color. It gets adolescents thinking about their own perspective about this vital issue that have haunted Americans for hundreds of years. As a spice in the story, Voigt has added to this teenage girl a strong ability to love, and the growth of maturity as she realizes that her 'crush' can never be obtained no matter what. She also comes to understand the true meaning of love, which can be described by the following intercept:"Feeling love is easy; it was finding the ways to give it that was hard".
This book is highly recommendable for adolescents for the author has tried to reached the audience by saying that this is 'all right, it is perfectly normal for you to experience these emotions'. Overall, Voigt has understood what normal teenage girls go through, and have described this stage in a different, unique point of view.

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Summary: GREAT BOOK
Review: This book was really great!*!*! I was hooked from the beginning to the end. I was quezey all through the book. Would they survive with less than 20 bucks? Will they ever find their mother? read the book to find out and you won't be sorry.!!

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Summary: Howdy Old Folks
Review: This reminds me of when my mother fell down the stairs and broke her bottom bone. She liked it alot. Please read me. It is great pleasure.

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Summary: Voight, no Stranger to good writing
Review: What an amazing novel! Cynthia Voight proved her talent as an author with HOMECOMING, DICEY'S SONG, and ON FORTUNE'S WHEEL, but she proves herself to have amazing talent at understanding people. This book is told from the point of a black woman born and raised in Maryland. Though Voight is a white woman, her power of empathy, creates a realistic telling of the story in a way that crosses all race barriers. Voight reaches into her character Mina and retreives what counts; not color, not hardships, but soul. In expounding on the soul of her character, she deftly weaves through the events and people that have shaped Mina's life. She creates a wonderful compliment to the novel DICEY'S SONG and a excellent addition to the Tillerman saga. This novel reminds me vauguely of a phone conversation between Dicey and Mina in which we finally here Mina's end of the story. Details that Dicey overlooks, Mina fills in and vice versa. I would recommend this if you've enjoyed other novels in the Tllerman saga, and also as a jumping off point into the series. Please read it... I know you'll enjoy it.