Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fiction    4. Gauch, Patrica Lee    5. Historical - Military & Wars    6. Historical - United States - Colonial    7. History    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Pennsylvania    10. Revolution, 1775-1783    11. United States   

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Wonderful, original story.
My children (boys age 4 and 6) just love this book. The story of a woman and skeleton is funny and original. We read it a lot around Halloween -- it has become a seasonal favorite.

Clever and fun!
Great tale of an unlikely friendship.Refreshing to see an older woman portrayed as brave, clever and spunky, not to mention a skeleton portrayed as somewhat skiddish.A fun story for both young and old readers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fiction    5. Friendship    6. General    7. Halloween    8. Skeleton    9. Juvenile Fiction / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Scarecrows   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Fiction    4. Historical - Military & Wars    5. Historical - United States - Colonial    6. History    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile Historical Fiction    9. People & Places - United States    10. Revolution, 1775-1783    11. United States    12. Vermont   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    3. Fairy tales    4. Folklore    5. Literature: Folklore/Mythology    6. United States    7. Myths & mythology   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - Horror    2. Horror & Ghost Stories   

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And the winner is....
Really- it sounds like a plain boring book- but it's not! No, From original stories like Clever Gretchen to Twisted ones like the sleeping prince or Mollie Whippie- it had all that and a bag of potatoes. My favourite was Kate Crackernuts. Then came the Sleeping Prince, next Manka and the Judge.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Europe    4. Folklore    5. Folklore & Mythology    6. General    7. Tales   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. General   

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A charming story for all ages
I had the pleasure of meeting Jean Fritz when I was 8 years old, when she spoke at an awards program for a youth writing competition, and having my copy of Homesick autographed. I very much enjoyed this book as a child, and just recently re-read it as an adult and found it every bit as entertaining and charming. Although it's categorized as youth reading, and written from the point of view of young Jean, I'm certain many adults would find it a good read as well. She tells her story with humor and longing, and paints a vivid picture of China in the 1920s, and of the culture clash between China and America, both while she's living in China and after she comes to the U.S. I highly recommend this book for any age. A perfect story for parents to read with their children, that will entertain both.

Homeless: a perfect american classic story
This book was a perfect book for any junior student. It had the perfect story and it was perfect for any pre-teenage child. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I am sure that others will too. The idea is wonderful and the way this was written is also wonderful....it is a MUST read!!!!!!! Please, read it....u have not read any book if you have not read this book....

Homesick: My own story review
Homesick: My Own Story by Jean Fritz is a story about an American girl who grows up in China. She spends a good part of her life wishing she could be in America, where she belongs. WHen she's not doing that, she's
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Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Literature - Classics / Contemporary    2. Classics    3. Fiction    4. Fritz, Jean    5. Large Print    6. Large type books    7. Juvenile fiction   

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Great story
I liked this book alot! I had to read it for 5th grade so I thought it would stink, but it was really interesting.

Will Hickey get the General?
Phoebe Phoebe Finds Hickey
Ssmuel Fraunces asked his daughter, Phoebe to go out and be a spy and look for someone that has a name that starts with a letter T.She has to spy because whoever's name starts with T, will kill General Washington.Phoebe is afraid at first, but then she says yes when she hears that her dad is upset tht they were going to kill General Washington. I liked this history book because Phoebe was brave and willing to do what her father asked her to do. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1732-1799    2. African American girls    3. African Americans    4. Biography    5. Children's 9-12    6. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    7. Children: Grades 3-4    8. Fraunces, Phoebe    9. General    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories    13. New York    14. New York (State)    15. Spies    16. United States    17. Washington, George,    18. Fiction / Historical   

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An out-of-print winner. Find a copy; you'll love it!
This was one of my favorite books when I was little. The language of this picture-book mystery was so engaging, I can still hear my mother reading it to me: "My knees were apple butter. My heart skipped rope in my chest."Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Halloween    6. Mystery and detective stories   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Folklore    4. France    5. General    6. Juvenile Literature   

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Juvenile literature    3. Plants   

Subjects:  1. 1738-1820    2. Causes    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. George    5. History    6. III,    7. Juvenile fiction    8. King of Great Britain,    9. Revolution, 1775-1783    10. Stories in rhyme    11. United States    12. Fiction   

Subjects:  1. American - General    2. American poetry    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children's poetry, American    5. Children: Grades 3-4   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Babies & Toddlers    3. Fairy tales    4. Folklore    5. General    6. Germany   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children: Babies & Toddlers    3. Fiction    4. General    5. Sex role    6. Women's rights   

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 1-2    2. Fiction    3. Friendship    4. Snails    5. Turtles   

Subjects:  1. Children: Babies & Toddlers    2. Fairy tales    3. Folklore   

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fairy Tales & Folklore - European    4. Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title    5. Fairy tales    6. Folklore    7. Slavic countries