{"product_id":"homesick-my-own-story-9780698117822","title":"Homesick: My Own Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this Newbery Honor Book and American Book Award for Children's Fiction Winner, premier biographer Jean Fritz shares some of her own fascinating history. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe accolades speak for themselves: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" --\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" --\u003cb\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\" --\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cb\u003eKatherine Paterson, The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780698117822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.04w x 0.49d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Newbery Medal - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIngram Children's Advance\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/20\/1999 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1999 pg. 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e118 \/ Homesick, My Own Story\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.1 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jean Fritz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53023066718389,"sku":"9780698117822","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9780698117822.jpg?v=1787665871","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/homesick-my-own-story-9780698117822","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}