{"product_id":"homesick","title":"Homesick","description":"\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe accolades speak for themselves:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cb\u003eThe Horn Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --\u003cb\u003eKatherine Paterson, The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51553370701993,"sku":"9780698117822","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8022\/6891\/files\/imageloader_8abb5b3e-412a-4559-92de-d95ed40905c2.jpg?v=1794669135","url":"https:\/\/tricia-goyer.myshopify.com\/products\/homesick","provider":"Tricia Goyer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}