Katherine Paterson (Author of Bridge to Terabithia)

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Katherine Paterson

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in Huai'an, Jiangsu, China

October 31, 1932

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Katherine Womeldorf Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia. For four different books published 1975鈥�1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for "lasting contribution to children's literature" she won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 1998 and for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2006, the biggest monetary prize in children's literature. Also for her body of work she was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2007 and the ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 668,725 ratings · 26,587 reviews · 156 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Bridge to Terabithia 4.06 avg rating — 572,838 ratings — published 1977 — 262 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jacob Have I Loved 3.69 avg rating — 35,360 ratings — published 1980 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Gilly Hopkins 3.85 avg rating — 23,121 ratings — published 1978 — 95 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lyddie 3.62 avg rating — 7,191 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Master Puppeteer by Katherine Paterson, Haru Wells (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 3,567 ratings — published 1975 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bread and Roses, Too 3.78 avg rating — 2,662 ratings — published 2006 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Same Stuff as Stars 3.92 avg rating — 2,091 ratings — published 2002 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flint Heart by Katherine Paterson, John Paterson, John Rocco (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 1,492 ratings — published 2011 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Brigadista Year 3.91 avg rating — 1,320 ratings — published 2017 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jip: His Story 3.73 avg rating — 1,376 ratings — published 1996 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Katherine Paterson

Marvin (3 books)
by

Katherine Paterson,

Jane Clark Brown (Illustrator)

3.67 avg rating — 245 ratings

Quotes by Katherine Paterson (?)

“It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you.”
― Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

tags: scared, smart

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“Reading can be a road to freedom or a key to a secret garden, which, if tended, will transform all of life.”
― Katherine Paterson

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“You have to believe it and you hate it. I don't have to and I think it's beautiful.”
― Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

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What frequently challenged or banned book (or book about censorship) for children and/or young adults should we read in May and June 2013?

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

53 votes, 42.7%

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

47 votes, 37.9%

The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

16 votes, 12.9%

The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

6 votes, 4.8%

Baby Be-Bop by Francesca Lia Block

2 votes, 1.6%

124 total votes

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