{"product_id":"homesick-book-jean-fritz-9780698117822","title":"Homesick","description":"\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49711964946705,"sku":"CIN0698117824G","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50094581186833,"sku":"CIN0698117824VG","price":3.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50326756360465,"sku":"CIN0698117824A","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51663122366737,"sku":"GOR011173342","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0698117824.jpg?v=1754894052","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/homesick-book-jean-fritz-9780698117822","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}