{"product_id":"homesick-isbn-9780142407615","title":"Homesick","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Newbery Honor book!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJean Fritz’s award-winning account of her life in China, and to honor this story, it is only fitting that it be added to our prestigious line of Puffin Modern Classics. This fictionalized autobiography tells the heartwarming story of a little girl growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying their childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. Jean Fritz tells her captivating story of the difficulties of living in a unfamiliar country at such a difficult time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e* \u003c\/b\u003e\"A remarkable blend of truth and storytelling.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e \"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every now and then a book comes along that makes me want to send a valentine to its author. \u003ci\u003eHomesick \u003c\/i\u003eis such a book . . . Pungent and delicious.\" —Katherine Paterson, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An insightful memory's-eye-view of her childhood . . . portrayed in an unfolding of events, many of which are extremely touching. . . Young Jean is a strong character, and many of her reactions to people and events are timeless and universal.\" —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is a rare writer who can capture the intense feelings and bittersweet flavor of childhood as honestly and convincingly as Jean Fritz does.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every now and then a book comes along that makes me want to send a valentine to its author. \u003ci\u003eHomesick\u003c\/i\u003e is such a book. . . Pungent and delicious.\" —Katherine Patterson, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fritz's Newbery Honor-winning memoir of growing up during a turbulent time in China's history is 'rich in the telling observations of sights, sounds and people.'\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Newbery Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eAn American Book Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank  Street College) Children’s  Book Award\u003cbr\u003e An IRA Teachers’ Choice\u003cbr\u003e An NCTE Teachers’ Choice\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe­\u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e­Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eOutstanding Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\u003cbr\u003e New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the 1980sAcclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.  She wrote about her childhood in China in \u003ci\u003eHomesick, My Own Story, \u003c\/i\u003ea Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award.\u003cbr\u003e      Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.\u003cbr\u003e      Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Children's Literature Legacy Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe-Horn Book \u003c\/i\u003eNon-Fiction Award, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of the Year, and ALA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice Awards.\u003cbr\u003e      She passed away on May 14, 2017.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304899170533,"sku":"NP9780142407615","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142407615.jpg?v=1767729179","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/homesick-isbn-9780142407615","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}