Katherine Paterson Summary

Two-time Newbery Medal winner Katherine Paterson writes of children in crisis, at the crossroads of major decisions in their lives. Her youthful protagonists turn "tragedy to triumph by bravely choosi... Read more

Katherine Paterson's reverence for words coupled with her respect for the power of story prompted her to keep writing for years when, not ready to publish, she was learning her craft. Her reluctance o... Read more

Critical Essay by Dora Jean Young Making economical use of detail to set scene and atmosphere [in The Master Puppeteer], the author has chosen a period of lawlessness when Japan's old samurai t... Read more

Critical Essay by Jean Mercier Osaka in the 1700s and the desperate plight of the impoverished Japanese are the chief elements in a brilliant novel by [Katherine Paterson]…. She offers not only... Read more

Critical Essay by Patricia Craig The exotic location and the distance in time make [the sentiments of Of Nightingales That Weep] palatable—just. It has something of the formality and simplicity... Read more

Critical Essay by Richard Peck [Jesse and Leslie] create a wilderness hideaway kingdom, the "Terabithia" of the title … It lacks the elaboration of earlier childhood fantasy, perh... Read more

Critical Essay by Katherine Paterson (interview with Linda T. Jones) [Jones]: Your first three books are set in feudal Japan. Why did you choose historical settings for your first three novels? [Pater... Read more

Critical Essay by Jonathan Yardley In Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom, as in much of her previous work, Katherine Paterson writes about the difficult but enlightening processes through which young peop... Read more

Critical Essay by Zena Sutherland The historical and cultural details [in Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom] are vivid, the book giving a great deal of information about [China] as well as about the Heav... Read more

Critical Essay by Ruth M. Mcconnell [In Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom Wang Lee's] rise and fall and his recapture by the kidnappers while on a spying mission are stark and gripping; his ecstas... Read more

Critical Essay by Kirkus Reviews Paterson's well-tuned, sentimental Christmas stories [in Angels and Other Strangers] seem less well suited to a children's book than to a family magazine... Read more

Critical Essay by Ellen Rudin Katherine Paterson, the author of several distinguished novels for young readers, here presents a collection of nine short stories [Angels and Other Strangers]…. B... Read more

Katherine Paterson is a famous author that was born in China. She started writing after she started reading. The first piece of writing that Katherine Paterson was proud of was a letter to her dad. Sh... Read more

The Life of Katherine Paterson The life of Katherine Paterson was filled with both sadness and success. On October 31, 1932 she was born in Qing Jiang, China. Because her mother and father were mis... Read more