China Homecoming

By Jean Fritz

"An intriguing fusion of autobiography, history, and travelogue . . . a personal, and finally, moving book. It is also a vivid portrait of a developing nation and a reminder that history is people who live through events and then go on".--Booklist.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399211829
• ISBN13: 9780399211829
• Release Date: April 1985
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.7" x 5.6"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

A surprise find!

I always wondered what happened to Jean. This is the continuation of Jean's first novel, Homesick: My Own Story. She was born in China. Her American parents were over there working for the YMCA, and Jean lived there, in all its political turmoil and unrest, until she was 12. Both books are extremely fascinating. China Homecoming is about her return to China as a 68 year-old woman. She's rediscovering the China she'd left behind so many years ago, and also rediscovering parts of herself. They're pretty much Young Adult non-fiction, but I highly, highly recommend these two books. Oh, they're so, so good, I read Homesick over and over again as a child AND as an adult, so I was absolutely THRILLED to find that she'd written another book. China Homecoming has a lot to do with Chinese history and I really think it's more interesting to adults. I wouldn't have been as interested in this book as a child, simply because I wasn't as into history as I am now. But really, no one should read the first and then NOT read the second. Both of them are a must, Fritz is a wonderful storyteller.