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The award-winning fiction of Katherine Paterson has, for decades, warmed the hearts of children and adults alike. From Bridge to Terabithia and Come Sing, Jimmy Jo to Jacob Have I Loved and The Great Gilly Hopkins, her stories are taught in classrooms and read by librarians eager to share her moral-driven fiction to inspire young minds.
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Children's writer Paterson is the winner of the Newbery prize for her works Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved . Sixteen essays, presented by Smedman (children's literature, Minnesota State U. at Moorhead) and Chaston (English, Southwest Missouri State U.), critically examine her works, discussing major themes including her commitment to Christianity, feminism, and ideas on peace. Treatments of all her major works of fiction and nonfiction are included. Also included is an essay in which Patterson reflects on her own writing, as well as a bibliography of her works Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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