Early Thunder - Couverture souple

Fritz, Jean

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140322590 ISBN 13 : 9780140322590

Editeur : Puffin Books, 1987

Synopsis

By Fritz, Jean ( Author ) [ Early Thunder By Oct-1987 Paperback

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

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 Laura Ingalls Wilder 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.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz comes, "The most alive story of the American Revolution that has appeared in many years." —The Horn Book

In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Puffin Books
• Date d'édition: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0140322590
• ISBN 13: 9780140322590
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256