{"product_id":"homesick-my-own-story-9780698117822","title":"Homesick: My Own Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jean Fritz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Puffin Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Classics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 humor—sometimes wry, sometimes mischievous and irreverent—the story is vibrant with atmosphere, personalities, and a palpable sense of place. —\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eEvery 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. —\u003cb\u003eKatherine Paterson, The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48007250772119,"sku":"9780698117822","price":739.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780698117822.webp?v=1783752796","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/homesick-my-own-story-9780698117822","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}