Katherine Paterson






Katherine Paterson

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born
October 31, 1932

gender
female

place of birth
Qing Jiang, China

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Children's Books

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avg rating: 3.89 | 36,249 ratings | 3,524 reviews | 50 distinct works | 55 fans
Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.96 — 22,264 ratings — published 1977
53 editions
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Jacob Have I Loved Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.64 — 5,117 ratings — published 1980
32 editions
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The Great Gilly Hopkins The Great Gilly Hopkins
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.81 — 1,178 ratings — published 1978
24 editions
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Lyddie Lyddie
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.54 — 648 ratings — published 1991
18 editions
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Bread and Roses, Too Bread and Roses, Too
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.79 — 333 ratings — published 2006
4 editions
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The Same Stuff as Stars The Same Stuff as Stars
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.71 — 203 ratings — published 2002
7 editions
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The Master Puppeteer The Master Puppeteer
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.53 — 188 ratings — published 1975
8 editions
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Of Nightingales That Weep Of Nightingales That Weep
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.66 — 133 ratings — published 1974
4 editions
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Jip: His Story Jip: His Story
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.45 — 110 ratings — published 1996
11 editions
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The Sign of the Chrysanthemum The Sign of the Chrysanthemum (Harper Trophy Book)
by Katherine Paterson
avg rating 3.40 — 101 ratings — published 1988
8 editions
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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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"It is not enough to simply teach children to read;
we have to give them something worth reading.
Something that will stretch their imaginations-
something that will help them make sense of their own lives
and encourage them to reach out toward people
whose lives are quite different from their own."
Katherine Paterson
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"All of us can think of a book... that we hope none of our children or any other children have taken off the shelf. But if I have the right to remove that book from the shelf - that work I abhor - then you also have exactly the same right and so does everyone else. And then we have no books left on the shelf for any of us."
Katherine Paterson
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