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Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.

Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs. —Booklist, starred review

Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person. —School Library Journal, starred review

Young readers will find the book fast-paced and fact-packed. — The New York Times Book Review

Jean Fritz lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Make Way for Sam Houston Unforgettable Americans

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    Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
    Publication Date: 20/07/1998
    ISBN13: 9780698116467, 978-0698116467
    ISBN10: 0698116461

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.

    Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs. —Booklist, starred review

    Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person. —School Library Journal, starred review

    Young readers will find the book fast-paced and fact-packed. — The New York Times Book Review

    Jean Fritz lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

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