Acclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American
missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was
almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.
She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own
Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book
Award.
Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five
books for children and young people. Many center on historical
American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of
biographies for children and young people.
Among the other prestigious awards Ms.
Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the
Children's Literature Legacy Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture
Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book
Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and
many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best
Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice Awards.
She passed away on May 14, 2017.
Praise for WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING, CHRISTOPHER
COLUMBUS?
An ALA Notable Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Booklist Notable Children’s Book of the Year
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
A Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank Street College)
Children’s Book of the Year
* “Vividly related… interesting.”—School Library Journal, starred
review
“Well written and informative.”—Children’s Literature
“Intriguing and entertaining.”—Booklist
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