Take an excursion to Deer Isle, Maine for a rare conversation with author Cynthia Voigt. She talks about her Newbery Award-winning book Dicey's Song and gives advice to the aspiring writer. She also talks about her life as a teacher and discusses how it compares to her life as a writer. -20 mins
School Library Journal - Video Pick of the Week, 6/12/06

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Topics for classroom discussion and assignments:

• Cynthia Voight talks about living on a remote island with few luxuries such as electricity.  Brainstorm with others in your class about living on a remote island. What might you like about it? What might you not like? Write a fictional account of life on such an island.

• Short  essay questions:  

  • How would you describe Dicey?

  • What is Cynthia’s Voight’s favorite part of writing?

  • What’s her least favorite part of writing?

  • In Dicey’s story, Grahm says to Dicey, “You can reach out to people you care about.” Write what this means to you.