Homesick: My Own Story (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780698117822)

In this Newbery Honor Book and American Book Award for Children's Fiction Winner, premier biographer Jean Fritz shares some of her own fascinating history.

The accolades speak for themselves:

* "Fritz draws the readers into scenes from her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. One comes to appreciate the generous affection of her nurse/companion Lin Nai-Nai, the isolating distance in her mother's grief over losing a second child, the dynamics of a suffering population venting its hostility on foreigners, and most of all, the loneliness of a child's exile from a homeland she has imagined constantly but never seen....A remarkable blend of truth and storytelling." --Booklist, starred review

* "An insightful memory's-eye-view of her childhood...Young Jean is a strong character, and many of her reactions to people and events are timeless and universal." --School Library Journal, starred review

"Told with an abundance of humor--sometimes wry, sometimes mischievous and irreverent--the story is vibrant with atmosphere, personalities, and a palpable sense of place." --The Horn Book

"Every now and then a book comes along that makes me want to send a valentine to its author. Homesick is such a book....Pungent and delicious." --Katherine Paterson, The Washington Post

Author: Jean Fritz
ISBN-10: 0698117824
ISBN-13: 9780698117822
Publisher: Puffin Books
Language: English
Published: 07/19/1999
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.04w x 0.49d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.1
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 118 / Homesick, My Own Story

Award: Newbery Medal - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 26
Ingram Children's Advance 07/01/1999 pg. 41
Publishers Weekly 09/20/1999 pg. 90
Booklist 09/15/1999 pg. 254