Katherine Paterson
Katherine Womelsdorf Paterson is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia. For four different books published 1975–1980, 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 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal from the American Library Association in 2013. She was the second US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving 2010 and 2011.
Books by Katherine Paterson
3 books available
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
4.0(445,082)
A friendship formed in a magical forest kingdom called Terabithia helps a young boy deal with an unimaginable tragedy and find the strength to continue.
The Great Gilly Hopkins
by Katherine Paterson
3.8(21,189)
Gilly Hopkins, an independent and troubled foster child, uses her sharp wit and schemes to navigate a world she believes is against her, only to discover that victory lies not in winning battles but in finding unconditional love.
Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
3.7(31,118)
On a remote Chesapeake Bay island, a girl deals with intense sibling rivalry and tries to find her own identity while living in the shadow of her 'perfect' twin.