Homesick: My Own Story
Homesick: My Own Story
Fritz, Jean
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Condition: New, UPC: 9780698117822, Publication Date: Thu, July 1, 1999, Type: Paperback ,
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4The 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
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