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Jean Fritz

Born

in Hankou, Hubei Province, China

November 16, 1915

Died

May 14, 2017

Genre

Young Adult, History, Children's

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Jean Fritz was a children’s author with a fascination with writing historical fictions. She was born on November 16, 1915, in Hankow, China to missionary parents. After living in China for 13 years, Fritz and her family moved back to the United States. Beginning her career with an English degree, Fritz became an award-winning and respected author. She received an honor for every book that she wrote.

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Average rating: 3.84 · 22,789 ratings · 2,727 reviews · 65 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Cabin Faced West 3.89 avg rating — 3,177 ratings — published 1958 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 2,756 ratings — published 1982 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 1,338 ratings — published 1973 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz, Margot Tomes (Illustrations) 3.88 avg rating — 1,150 ratings — published 1976 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Little Madison 3.72 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alexander Hamilton: the Outsider by Jean Fritz, Ian Schoenherr (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 892 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shh! We're Writing the Constitution by Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola (Illustrations) 3.85 avg rating — 705 ratings — published 1987 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? by Jean Fritz, Tomie dePaola (illustrator) 3.91 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 1977 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Double Life of Pocahontas 3.45 avg rating — 668 ratings — published 1983 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Traitor: the Case of Benedict Arnold 3.35 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 1981 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day.”
― Jean Fritz

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“Only when a book is written out of passion is there much hope of its being read with passion.”
― Jean Fritz

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“cowboys”
― Jean Fritz, Bully for You, Teddy Roosevelt!

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It's almost June, which means it's time to kick our reading up a notch.

What Book Shall We Read in June?

I have chosen books that are getting a lot of attention and were published in January and February. Feel free to add books to the list, if they were published in January and February.

If you get the chance, check and see what your library has before you vote.

Amelia Lost by Candace Fleming

11 votes 20.4%

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai

10 votes 18.5%

Prince Andy and the Misfits: Shadow Man by Karen Gammons

10 votes 18.5%

The Romeo And Juliet Code by Phoebe Stone

7 votes 13.0%

Small Persons With Wings by Ellen Booraem

5 votes 9.3%

Alexander Hamilton: The Outsider by Jean Fritz

3 votes 5.6%

Inside Out and Back Again

3 votes 5.6%

Words in the Dust by Trent Reedy

2 votes 3.7%

Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan G. Rubin

1 vote 1.9%

Small person with wings (write-in)

1 vote 1.9%

Alexander Hamilton

1 vote 1.9%

54 total votes

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