Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American
missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was
almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.
She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own
Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book
Award.
Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five
books for children and young people. Many center on historical
American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of
biographies for children and young people.
Among the other prestigious awards Ms.
Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the
Children's Literature Legacy Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture
Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book
Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and
many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best
Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice Awards.
She passed away on May 14, 2017.
"A sterling biography." —New York Times Book Review
''This good-humored, unconventional recounting of Paul Revere's
life and times succeeds in humanizing the man behind the legend."
—Booklist, starred review
''There's no letdown for the reader in this jaunty view of a
hustling patriot." —Kirkus Reviews
''The entertaining presentation of little-known facts will be
enjoyed by primary and middle graders. The illustrations, often
funny, accurately portray the era and show many facets of Colonial
life." —School Library Journal, starred review
''If you get only one book about Revolutionary America, this should
be it." —Christian Science Monitor
School Library Journal’s One Hundred Books That Shaped the
Century
Scholastic’s 200 for 2000 (Top 200 Children’s Books for the
Millennium)
ALA Notable Book
Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
Library of Congress Books for Children
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
Horn Book Fanfare
Kirkus Choice Books
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