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
Children's Literature Legacy 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.
Praise for Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
★"As usual, Fritz's account is lively and spiced with bits of
detail that make the report come alive .... The informed
reporting that goes on here will give readers a new perspective on
our government's beginnings." -Booklist (starred review)
★"The author has distinguished herself again by making a landmark
event an exciting story." -The Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books (starred review)
"An informative, interesting, and immensely readable account of the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 . . . An excellent choice for
introducing young readers to the complexities of the
constitution."—School Library Journal
"In her conversational and entertaining style, Fritz takes readers
behind the scenes to learn what it was like during the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 . . . A really delightful way to
learn American history."—Children's Literature
ALA Notable Book
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
A Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank Street College)
Children’s Book of the Year
Praise for Shh! We're Writing the Constitution
"As usual, Fritz's account is lively and spiced with bits
of detail that make the report come alive .... The informed
reporting that goes on here will give readers a new perspective on
our government's beginnings." -Booklist (starred review)
"The author has distinguished herself again by making a landmark
event an exciting story." -The Bulletin of the Center for
Children's Books (starred review)
"An informative, interesting, and immensely readable account of the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 . . . An excellent choice for
introducing young readers to the complexities of the
constitution."-School Library Journal
"In her conversational and entertaining style, Fritz takes readers
behind the scenes to learn what it was like during the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 . . . A really delightful way to
learn American history."-Children's Literature
ALA Notable Book
An American Bookseller Pick of the Lists
A Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Child Study Children's Book Committee (Bank Street College)
Children's Book of the Year
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