num_pages: 109
description: 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 ReviewJean Fritz lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
language: English
title: Make Way for Sam Houston
titlecomplete: Make Way for Sam Houston (Unforgettable Americans)
genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 79
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 504950400000
name: Spur Award
category: Best Juvenile
publisher: Putnam & Grosset Group