| Homesick: My Own Story Contributor(s): Fritz, Jean (Author) |
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ISBN: 0698117824 ISBN-13: 9780698117822 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: 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" ("Publishers Weekly"). Illustrations & photos. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Series: Puffin Modern Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.04" W x 7.8" (0.32 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Chronological Period - 1920's - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 118 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 reviewAn 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 reviewTold 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 BookEvery 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 |