Autobiography of katherine paterson
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Katherine Paterson. Photo by Samantha Loomis Paterson
Katherine Paterson isn't exactly one for sugarcoating emotion.Autobiography of katherine paterson
For many children, death was first experienced in Bridge to Terebithia. Sibling rivalry was discovered to be a universal syndrome, not just a personal one, in Jacob Have I Loved. Other cultures and the pain of civil strife were exposed through books such as Of Nightingales That Weep, Sign of the Chrysanthemum, and most recently, The Day of the Pelican.
With 16 young adult novels and seven picture books, the two-time Newberry Award-winner has been helping children navigate the complexity of feeling since her first book was published in 1976.
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These days, Paterson has taken on the formidable task of getting children to turn off the TV and pick up a book. In 2010, she was made the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, a two-year position created by the Library of Congress and the Children's Book Council in 2008.
Paterson says the Ambassadorship wa