Why not, Lafayette?
Traces the life of the French nobleman who fought for democracy in revolutions in both the United States and France.
Main Author: | Fritz, Jean. |
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Other Authors: | Himler, Ronald (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
G.P. Putnam's,
1999.
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Subjects: |
Summary: |
Traces the life of the French nobleman who fought for democracy in revolutions in both the United States and France. |
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Physical Description: |
87 p.: ill. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
039923411X |
Author Notes: |
Homesick: My Own Story, a collection of linked narratives, traces her life from her girlhood in China to her longed-for yet uneasy passage to America. It won a National Book Award and was named a Newbery Honor Book. She received the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, the National Humanities Medal, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature for her body of work. She died on May 14, 2017 at the age of 101. (Bowker Author Biography) |