Katherine Paterson

1. Katherine Paterson “The old idea was that you have to live an exciting life to write good books,” says Katherine Paterson. “I believe that you have to have a rich imaginative life. You don't have to fight dragons to write books. You just have to live deeply the life you've been given.”

2. Katherine Paterson’s Life • Childhood • Education • Teaching • Missionary • Writing Career • Today

3. Books • Novels:

4. Books • Retellings:

5. Books • Picture Story Books:

6. Books • I-Can-Read & Chapter Books :

7. Books • Non-Fiction & Essays :

8. Books • Christmas Short Stories:

9. Acting Out • By Avi, Susan Cooper, Sharon Creech, Patricia MacLachlan, Katherine Paterson and Richard Peck • Collection of one-act plays • “The Billionaire and the Bird” • About a wealthy and unhappy hypochondriac, who weeps with joy over a little brown bird’s song

10. Bread and Roses, Too New York Public Library Best Books for Teen Age, 2007 Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year, 2007 VOYA's 2006 Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2007 Christopher Award, 2006 Parents' Choice Gold Medal, Fall 2006, Historical Fiction The Same Stuff as Stars Co-winner of the Paterson Prize 2003 Honor Book for The Red Mitten, Judy Lopez Memorial, and Jane Addams Awards 2003 Preacher's Boy Parents' Choice 1999 Story Book Award Jefferson Cup of Virginia Library Association Jip, His Story The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction 1997 Parents' Choice 1996 Story Book Award Parents' Choice 1999 Paperback Book Honor Flip-Flop Girl ALA Notable Children's Book School Library Journal Best Book American Bookseller Spring Pick of the Lists for Middle Readers New York Public Library - 100 titles for Reading and Sharing Lyddie Honor Book of the International Board of Books for Young People 1994 ALA Best Book for Young Adults ALA Notable Children's Book American Bookseller Pick of the Lists IBBY Honor Book The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks Boston Globe/Horn Book Picture Book Award 1991 The New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Books American Bookseller Pick of the Lists Booklist Editors' Choice Park's Quest American Bookseller Pick of the Lists NCSS_CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies IRA-CBC Children's Choice Learning Choice Library of Congress Books for Children Child Study Assocation Children's Books of the Year The Horn Book Fanfare Honor List Awards and Recognition: I

11. Parent's Choice Award NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies IRA-CBC Children's Choice Child Study Association Children's Books of the Year CCBC Choice Library of Congress Books for Children Come Sing, Jimmy Jo Parents' Choice Award School Library Journal Best Books CCBC Choice Booklist Editors' Choice Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom Parents' Choice Award NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Child Study Assoc. Children's Books of the Year Jacob Have I Loved Newbery Medal 1981 ALA Notable Children's Book 1976-1980 School Library Journal Best Books of 1980 Best of the 80's YA Novels (English Journal) Best of the 80's (ALA Booklist) The Great Gilly Hopkins National Book Award 1979 Newbery Honor Award 1979 Honor Book, Jane Addams Children's Book Awards 1979 Christopher Award, 1979 American Library Association Notable Children's Books 1978 School Library Journal Best book of 1978 Bridge to Terabithia Janusz Korczak Medal (Poland) 1981 Silver Pencil Award (Netherlands) 1981 Newbery Medal 1978 ALA Notable Children's Books 1977 School Library Journal Best Book of 1977 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, 1978 Le Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecturs (France), 1986 1986 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award The Master Puppeteer National Book Award for Children's Literature 1977 Edgar Allen Poe Special Award, Mystery Writers of America 1977 Citation from The Puppeteers of America, Inc. 1978 ALA Notable Children's Books 1976 School Library Journal Best Book of Spring, 1976 Of Nightingales that Weep Phoenix Award Children's Literature Association 1994 ALA Notable Children's Books 1974 Awards & Recognition: II

12. Awards & Recognitions: III • For Body of Work: • Massachusetts Reading Association Lifetime Award • NSK Neustadt Award (University of Oklahoma), 2007 • Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, Swedish Government, 2006 • Literary Light, Boston Public Library 2000 • Living Legend, Library of Congress 2000 • Literary Light, Boston Public Library 2000 • Living Legend Library of Congress 2000 • New York Public Library Lion 1998 • Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Writing 1998 • Lion of the New York Public Library 1998 • Who's Who in American Women 1995 to present • King College, Outstanding Alumnus 1993-1994 • Education Press Friend of Education Award 1993 • Anne V. Zarrow Award Tulsa Public Library 1993 • New England Book Award 1992 • US Nominee Hans Christian Andersen Award 1989 • Regina Medal, Catholic Library Association 1988 • Children's Literature Award, Keene State College 1987 • Kerlan Award, University of Minnesota 1983 • University of Southern Mississippi Medallion 1983 • US Nominee Hans Christian Andersen Medal 1979 • Who's Who in America 1978 to present • The Union Medal, Union Theological Seminary New York

13. Resources • http://www.terabithia.com/ • http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournals/ALAN/spring97/s97-42-Kaplan.html • http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/lyd/lydtg.html • http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/pup/puptg.html • http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/chrys/chrystg.html • http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3555 • http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/paterson/