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Make Way for Sam Houston Paperback - 1998

by Jean Fritz

Colorful Sam Houston leaps to life in 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. An ALA Notable Book, "Booklist" Editors' Choice, and a "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year.


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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.

From the publisher

"The question I am most often asked," Jean Fritz says, "is how do I find my ideas? The answer is: I don't. Ideas find me. A character in history will suddenly step right out of the past and demand a book. Generally people don't bother to speak to me unless there's a good chance that I'll take them on." Throughout almost four decades of writing about history, Jean Fritz has taken on plenty of people, starting with George Washington in The Cabin Faced West (1958). Since then, her refreshingly informal historical biographies for children have been widely acclaimed as "unconventional," "good-humored," "witty," "irrepressible," and "extraordinary."

In her role as biographer, Jean Fritz attempts to uncover the adventures and personalities behind each character she researches. "Once my character and I have reached an understanding," she explains, "then I begin the detective work--reading old books, old letters, old newspapers, and visiting the places where my subject lived. Often I turn up surprises and of course I pass these on." It is her penchant for making distant historical figures seem real that brings the characters to life and makes the biographies entertaining, informative, and filled with natural child appeal.

An original and lively thinker, as well as an inspiration to children and adults, Jean Fritz is undeniably a master of her craft. She was awarded the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association, presented with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award by the American Library Association for her "substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature," and honored with the Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature, which was presented by the New York State Library Association for her body of work.

copyright ? 2000 by Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. All rights reserved.

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All his life Sam Houston liked to do things in a big way or not at all.

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  • Title Make Way for Sam Houston
  • Author Jean Fritz
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition LATER PRINTING
  • Pages 109
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Paperstar Book, NY
  • Date July 20, 1998
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • ISBN 9780698116467 / 0698116461
  • Weight 0.25 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 in (19.05 x 12.45 x 1.02 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1010
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1800-1850
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Cultural Region: Southwest U.S.
    • Geographic Orientation: Texas
    • Sex & Gender: Masculine
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Legislators - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 85025601
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

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.
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