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Homesick (Novel)

by Jean Fritz Author

(From Amazon): 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 review "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." --School Library Journal, starred review "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." --The Horn Book "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." --Katherine Paterson, The Washington Post

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Additional Details

Resource Type
Book
ISBN
9780698117822
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
10
Pages
176
Suggested Grades
4th - 8th
Geographical Setting
China
Publisher
Puffin
Copyright
1999

Chapters

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3 p. 55-65, 3rd paragraph
  • 3 p. 65-76
  • 4
  • 5 p. 100-112, 1st full paragraph
  • 5 p. 112-123
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8 Background of Chinese History 1913-1927

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