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 overcome, her apprenticeship served, the stories and es...
October 21, 1932. Born in the Jiangsu Province of China in the city of Qing Jiang. "If I tell you that I was born in China of Southern Presbyterian missionary parents, I have already given away the three chief clues to my tribal memory. "Let me start at...
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 choosing a way that is not selfishly determined," according...
The puppets are coming. From around the country, from Canada and Israel, they're coming. With puppeteers in tow and countless hours of workshops and performances before them, they're coming. Beginning Tuesday, July 10, and ending Sunday, July 15, PuppetFest MidWest will draw in...
"TEAM AMERICA: World Police," as various teachers of mine used to say of me, is very, very rude. Parents, do not listen to your impressionable kids begging you to take them to this movie. It's not even close to a good idea. But...
The Washingtonienne, by Jessica Cutler. Hyperion, 304 pages, $24.98"Sex: in America, an obsession. In other parts of the world, a fact," said Marlene Dietrich. And in that vein, The Washingtonienne arrives this month, to celebrate the beginning of the summer-intern season and the fact that...
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