Homesick: My Own Story

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"" (""Publishers Weekly""). Illustrations & photos.


Ages 8 - 12


This fictionalized autobiography tells the heartwarming story of a little girl growing up in an unfamiliar place. While other girls her age were enjoying their childhood in America, Jean Fritz was in China in the midst of political unrest. Jean Fritz tells her captivating story of the difficulties of living in a unfamiliar country at such a difficult time.