Homesick and Homecoming: Jean Fritz's Search for Childhood.

Mo, Weimin; Shen, Wenju

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ERIC Number: EJ598886

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1999

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Homesick and Homecoming: Jean Fritz's Search for Childhood.

Mo, Weimin; Shen, Wenju

Children's Literature in Education, v30 n4 p249-65 Dec 1999

Discusses Jean Fritz's book "Homesick" as a work of art on the borderline between biography and fiction. Suggests young readers should be provided accurate historical knowledge in order to (1) understand the characters' emotions and experiences, and (2) prevent traditional misconceptions from being perpetuated. (NH)

Descriptors: Autobiographies, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Sociocultural Patterns

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China

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