Homesick: My Own Story

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Homesick: My Own Story
Author Jean Fritz
Illustrator Margot Tomes
LanguageEnglish
Genre Children's history
Publisher Putnam
Publication date
 1982
Publication placeUnited States
Pages163
Followed by China Homecoming  

Homesick: My Own Story is a 1982 autobiography written by Jean Fritz and illustrated by Margot Tomes. The book recounts Fritz's life as a young girl in China, from October 1925 to the start of the Chinese Civil War in September 1927, at which point her family fled the country and returned to the United States. [1] [2] In 1983, the book won the National Book Award for Children's Books and received a Newbery Honor. [3] [4] A companion book detailing Fritz' return to China as an adult, China Homecoming, was published in 1985. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Gillespie, John T.; Naden, Corinne J., eds. (2006). The Newbery/Printz Companion: Book Talk and Related Materials (3rd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. ISBN   1-59158-313-6.
  2. ↑ Michener, James A. "China Childhood: HOMESICK My Own Story". NYTimes.com. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Homesick: My Own Story". NationalBook.org. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Association for Library Service to Children - Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books, 1922 – Present" (PDF). ALA.org. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Fazioli, Carol (2003). "Fritz, Jean. Homesick: My Own Story". School Library Journal. 49 (11): 82. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
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