Jacob Have I Loved is the story of thirteen-year-old Louise Bradshaw's coming-of-age on the crabbing island of Rass in the 1940s. Not only does Louise struggle with the common issues of first love, dreams of the future, and body image, she must learn to self-identify in the face of constant comparisons to her beautiful, talented twin sister, Caroline.
Jacob Have I Loved
by Katherine Paterson
The daughter of Presbyterian missionaries, Katherine Paterson studied religion in college. She relied on her extensive knowledge of biblical tales involving...
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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...
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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 th...
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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...
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In Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson, Sara Louise Bradshaw portrays the essence of the authors theme: you can't go anywhere in life until you know where it is you want to go. Sara is the "unde...
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Jacob Have I Loved
Katherine Paterson
Katherine (Womeldorf) Paterson
