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Make Way for Sam Houston

Author Jean Fritz
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$7.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Puffin Books
5"W x 7.75"H x 0.29"D   | 4 oz | 120 per carton
On sale Jul 20, 1998 | 112 Pages | 9780698116467
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
Reading Level: Lexile 1010L | Fountas & Pinnell X
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Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.

"Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs." —Booklist, starred review

"Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Young readers will find the book fast-paced and fact-packed." — The New York Times Book Review

Jean Fritz lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

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 Endowment for the 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. 

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Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in the pages of this fresh and funny biography, set against the story of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico.

"Lively, readable, and solidly researched, this is the kind of biography every child needs." —Booklist, starred review

"Jean Fritz has done it again. Her writing turns this larger-than-life character into a very real person." —School Library Journal, starred review

"Young readers will find the book fast-paced and fact-packed." — The New York Times Book Review

Jean Fritz lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

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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 Endowment for the 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. 

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