Katherine Paterson

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Katherine Paterson

• http//www.terabithia.com/
• S. Hall

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Katherine Paterson

• Katherine Womeldorf Paterson was born in Qing
  Jiang, Jiangsu, China in 1932.
• Her parents were Christian missionaries to China
  and helped develop her deep religious faith.
  While living in China, she not only learned the
  Chinese language but also respect for people's
  differences, humility and patience during times
  of difficulty.

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Katherine Paterson

• By the time she was fifteen, the family had moved
  fifteen times. Because they moved so frequently
  the young Katherine sometimes felt lonely and
  different from the other young people her own
  age. She loved to read and wrote stories as a way
  of overcoming her loneliness.

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Katherine Paterson has won many prestigious
awards for her books

• recipient of the Scott O'Dell Award. Among her
  other awards are the Newbery Medal, the National
  Book Award for Children's Literature, the
  American Book Award, the American Library
  Association's Best Books for Young Adults Award,
  the New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year
  Award, the School Library Journal Best Books
  Award, the Children's Book Council's Children's
  Choice Award, the Edgar Allan Poe Award runner-up
  from the Mystery Writers of America, and numerous
  others. She was honored with the Hans Christian
  Anderson Award which is given every two years in
  recognition of her lifetime contributions to
  children's literature.

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Facts about Katherine Paterson

•   a Democrat   of the Presbyterian faith 
  hobbies include reading, sailing, swimming, and
  tennis  most loves to read fiction of all types
  of literature  never wanted to be a writer when
  she was a child or even a young adult and it
  wasn't until later on in life when she came to
  the conclusion that writing was what she was born
  to do  aim is to write so that the story and
  its characters take on a life of their own 
  believes that by reading fiction, young readers
  are able to experience life at a safe distance
  while preparing themselves for experiences later
  on in their very own lives

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Bridges to Terabithia

• This Newbery winner is a tale of friendship, of
  secrets and of grief. Leslie is a newcomer to the
  fifth grade and a threat to Jess's title as
  fastest runner in fifth grade. In spite of this a
  close friendship results which changes them both
  and together they create an imaginary land, that
  of Terabithia, in a secret place in the woods.
  This magic spot becomes a tragic one when Leslie,
  visiting it alone, falls to her death. The bridge
  that Jess builds, after Leslie's death, is
  symbolic and proof of the transformation that
  friendship created.

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• In this Newbery Award winner, we meet Gilly, a
  foster child who has successfully manipulated the
  system for years. All that changes, however, when
  she is placed in the home of Mamie Trotter, an
  eccentric soul whose household consists of
  herself and W. E. (William Ernest) another foster
  child who, unlike Gilly, is fearful and easily
  intimidated.

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The Great Gilly Hopkins

• Next door neighbor Mr. Randolph, a blind African
  American and elderly gentleman, is a frequent
  visitor whom Gilly treats with contempt. Gilly's
  racial prejudice overflows when she learns that
  her new teacher is also African American. Gilly
  knows that she will get true understanding only
  from her birth mother, Courtney, and plots to be
  reunited with her. However, she has not reckoned
  with the wisdom of both her teacher and Mamie
  Trotter.

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The Kings Equal

• In this tale with echoes of folk tale, a king
  cannot assume the throne until he finds a woman
  equal to himself. The cruel and selfish man lays
  waste to his kingdom and spurns the women
  proffered by his counselors but Rosamund, the
  goatherd, befriends and is befriended by a wolf
  who transforms her into the bride the king wants.
  Unfortunately for him, Rosamund won't have him.

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The Tale of the Mandarin Duck

• In a tale with strong parallels to Andersen's The
  Nightingale, a greedy lord has captured and caged
  a magnificent mandarin duck. Yasuko, the kitchen
  maid releases the bird to find its mate and finds
  herself sentenced to death for the crime.

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The Angel and the Donkey

• Paterson's rendition of the Biblical tale of
  Balaam and his donkey is told gracefully. Koshkin
  uses a variety of media to illustrate the tale
  with equal grace.

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Celia and the Sweet, Sweet Water