The characterizations of the children [deserted by their mother in Homecoming] are original and intriguing, and there are a number of interesting minor characters encountered in their travels. While the scope and extent of their journey has an element of unbelievability about it, the abundance of descriptions that detail their efforts to survive and keep going help achieve a semblance of reality. The only real problem with the story is that it's just too long, and despite the built-in suspense of the plot, the ongoing tension suffers in the multitude of crises.

Marilyn Kaye, in a review of "Homecoming," in School Library Journal, Vol. 27, No. 8, April, 1981, p. 144.