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Author Jean Fritz A Lifelong Interest In People And History
Jean Fritz, honored author and Newbery Honor recipient, writes about history through the lives of people. Born in China to missionary parents, she later grew up in Hartford and found her path to children’s literature via a local library’s children's section.
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Jean Fritz
Laura Ingalls Wilder
China
Hartford
Conn
America
Dobbs Ferry
N.Y