Summary
Traces the life and contributions of the sickly child with the small voice who grew up to become the fourth president of the United States. Full description
Summary: |
Traces the life and contributions of the sickly child with the small voice who grew up to become the fourth president of the United States. |
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Physical Description: |
159 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Bibliography: p. |
ISBN: |
0399217681 9780698116214 (pbk) |
Author Notes: |
Homesick: My Own Story, a collection of linked narratives, traces her life from her girlhood in China to her longed-for yet uneasy passage to America. It won a National Book Award and was named a Newbery Honor Book. She received the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, the National Humanities Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature for her body of work. She died on May 14, 2017 at the age of 101. (Bowker Author Biography) |