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Jean Fritz was born in Hankou, China, in 1915.
* She lived in China until she was 12 years old, when her family moved to the United States.
* She graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts in 1937.
* She married Michael Fritz in 1941.
* They had two children, David and Andrea.
* She began writing children's books in the 1950s.
* She won numerous awards for her writing, including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the National Book Award.
* She died in 2017 at the age of 101.
* Her books are still enjoyed by children and adults today.