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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson

    eBook (Dial Books, Oct. 16, 2014)
    From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books.Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson's tales reveal details about her life from her childhood with missionary parents, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of such familiar characters as Leslie Burke and Janice Avery from Bridge to Terabithia, and go behind the scenes to the moments Katherine found out she won her many awards. Filled with personal photos and letters, this funny, heartwarming history from a legendary writer lets fans in on the making of literary classics.
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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson

    Hardcover (Dial Books, Oct. 16, 2014)
    From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books.Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson's tales reveal details about her life from her childhood with missionary parents, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of such familiar characters as Leslie Burke and Janice Avery from Bridge to Terabithia, and go behind the scenes to the moments Katherine found out she won her many awards. Filled with personal photos and letters, this funny, heartwarming history from a legendary writer lets fans in on the making of literary classics.
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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson

    Paperback (Speak, Oct. 6, 2015)
    From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books.Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson’s life stories tell tales from her childhood growing up with missionaries, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of some of her most beloved characters, go behind the scenes to the moments Katherine found out she won her many awards, and more. Filled with personal photos and letters, this is funny, heartwarming history from a legendary name in the field of children’s books.* “What absolutely shines through is Paterson’s warm, self-effacing humor, and extraordinary humility. . . . Like Mark Twain, to whom she is distantly related, Paterson is a true American treasure.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review “Honest, flecked with good humor, and heartrending.”—The Horn Book “A gift for Paterson fans.”—Booklist
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  • Stories of My Life by Katherine Paterson

    Katherine Paterson

    Hardcover (Dial Books, Jan. 1, 1766)
    Katherine Paterson is the internationally acclaimed author of over 35 books for children and young adults. She has twice won both the Newbery Medal and the National Book Award. She received the 1998 Hans Christian Andersen Medal. Katherine also received the 2006 Astride Lindgren Memorial Award for the body of her work, and was the National Ambassador for Children's Literature for the Library of Congress.
  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson, Laurie Birmingham, Recorded Books

    Audiobook (Recorded Books, Oct. 28, 2014)
    From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children's books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson's tales reveal details about her life from her childhood with missionary parents, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of such familiar characters as Leslie Burke and Janice Avery from Bridge to Terabithia, and go behind the scenes to the moments Katherine found out she won her many awards. Filled with personal photos and letters, this funny, heartwarming history from a legendary writer lets fans in on the making of literary classics.
  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine.Paterson

    Audio CD (Recorded Books, Jan. 1, 2014)
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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson

    Paperback (Speak, Oct. 6, 2015)
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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson

    Paperback (SPEAK, Oct. 6, 2015)
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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson, Laurie Birmingham

    Preloaded Digital Audio Player (Recorded Books, May 1, 2015)
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  • Stories of My Life by Katherine Paterson

    Katherine Paterson

    Paperback Bunko (Speak, March 15, 1818)
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  • Stories of My Life

    Katherine Paterson

    Audio CD (Recorded Books, Inc, Oct. 16, 2014)
    From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children's books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson's tales reveal details about her life from her childhood with missionary parents, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of such familiar characters as Leslie Burke and Janice Avery from Bridge to Terabithia, and go behind the scenes to the moments Katherine found out she won her many awards. Filled with personal photos and letters, this funny, heartwarming history from a legendary writer lets fans in on the making of literary classics.