{"product_id":"homesick-my-own-story-puffin-modern-classics-9780698117822","title":"Homesick My Own Story Puffin Modern Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe accolades speak for themselves:\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. —\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold with an abundance of humo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\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\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\u003eWinner of the Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank Street College) Children’s Book Award\u003cbr\u003eAn IRA Teachers’ Choice\u003cbr\u003eAn NCTE Teachers’ Choice\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe­\u003c\/i\u003e–\u003ci\u003e­Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eOutstanding Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing\u003cbr\u003eNew York Public Library Books for the Teen Age\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Best of the 1980s","brand":"Putnam Publishing Group,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526180381015,"sku":"9780698117822","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780698117822.jpg?v=1731863250","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/homesick-my-own-story-puffin-modern-classics-9780698117822","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}