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Katherine Paterson

Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 40 books, including 18 novels for children and young people. She has twice won the Newbery Medal, for Bridge to Terabithia in 1978 and Jacob Have I Loved in 1981. The Patersons have four grown children and seven grandchildren. Katherine currently resides in Vermont with her faithful dog, Pixie.

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American children's writer born and mainly raised in China

Born 31 Oct 1932

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  • Cover of: Of nightingales that weep.

    First published in 1974 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition ofnightingalesth00kath Cover of edition ofnightingalesth00pate
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  • Cover of: Places I Never Meant To Be: Original Stories by Censored Writers

    First published in 1999 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition placesinevermean00blum
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    First published in 2001 5 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition fieldofdogs00pate
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    First published in 1989 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition taleofmandarindu00kath
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  • Cover of: The smallest cow in the world

    First published in 1988 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Jacob Have I Loved

    First published in 1990 5 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 2021 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Gates of excellence: on reading and writing books for children

    First published in 1981 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A Midnight Clear: More Family Christmas Stories

    First published in 1995 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The day of the pelican

    First published in 2009 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: My brigadista year

    First published in 2017 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1992 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Literature Guide: Jacob Have I Loved (Grades 4-8)

    First published in 1999 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Katherine Paterson treasury

    First published in 1987 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: From Anna

    First published in 1973 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The Great Gilly Hopkins (Scholastic Book Guides, Grades 3-5)

    First published in 1998 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1994 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The angel and the donkey

    First published in 1996 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Star of Night: Stories for Christmas

    First published in 1979 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Night of His Birth

    First published in 2019 2 editions
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American children's writer born and mainly raised in China

Born 31 Oct 1932
Subjects
Children's fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Children, Juvenile literature, Short stories, Authorship, History, Children's literature, Children's stories, Friendship, fiction, Books and reading, Children's stories, American, Christmas, Christmas stories, Large type books, Boys, fiction, Brothers and sisters, Christmas, fiction, New York Times reviewed, Accelerated Reader, American Authors, American Christmas stories, Biography, Children's literature, authorship
Places
Japan, Vermont, Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.), Chesapeake Bay region, China, Cuba, England, Lawrence (Mass.), Lowell, Lowell (Mass.), Massachusetts, United States, Virginia, Virginie, Washington (D.C.)
People
Katherine Paterson, Balaam (Biblical figure), Jesus Christ, King Arthur
Time
20th century, 1978, 20e siècle, Foreign intervention, 1857-1861, Gempei Wars, 1180-1185, Heian period, 794-1185, Heianpeuod, 784-1185, Taiping Rebellion, 1850-1864

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Alternative names

  • Katherine Womeldorf Paterson
  • Paterson Katherine
  • Paterson, Katherine, Paterson, John

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