Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers

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Newbery Honor-winning Jean Fritz shares how a bold woman helped shape the history of America.

Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in a family in which her seven brothers were expected to be successful preachers and the four girls were never to speak in public. But slavery made Harriet so angry she couldn’t keep quiet.

Although she used a pen rather than her voice to convince people of the evils of slavery, she became more famous than any of her brothers. She firmly believed that words could make change, and by writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe hastened the Civil War and changed the course of America history.

“Readable and engrossing.” — The Horn Bookn”Fritz writes with verve and wit….Many kids will be stimulated to go on from here to find out more.” — Booklist (boxed review)Praise for Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers

★”Fritz explores not only a life, but also a family, an era, and vitally important social movements …. It has great appeal, and will be read for pleasure as well as for reports.” –School Library Journal (starred review) 

“Fritz writes with verve and wit …. Many kids will be stimulated to go on from here to find out more about the famous novel.. .. Fritz quietly dramatizes a momentous truth: this woman wrote a book that, for all its flaws, changed the world.” -Booklist

“Written with vivacity and insight, this readable and engrossing biography is an important contribution to women’s history as well as to the history of American letters.” -Horn Book

“Fritz displays her usual ability to interpret original sources and give her account a personal touch, making the Beecher family come alive with all its strains and talents …. The portrayals here are lively.” -The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Language Arts
A Child Study Children’s Book Committee (Bank Street College) Children’s Book of the Year (starred selection)
New York Public Library’s 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
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. US