Bridges for the Young: The Fiction of Katherine Paterson

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M. Sarah Smedman, Joel Chaston
Children's Literature Association and The Scarecrow Press, 2003 - 330 pages
Children's writer Paterson is the winner of the Newbery prize for her works Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Sixteen essays, presented by Smedman (children's literature, Minnesota State U. at Moorhead) and Chaston (English, Southwest Missouri State U.), critically examine her works, discussing major themes including her commitment to Christianity, feminism, and ideas on peace. Treatments of all her major works of fiction and nonfiction are included. Also included is an essay in which Patterson reflects on her own writing, as well as a bibliography of her works Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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Bridges to Literary Worlds Intertextuality and Literacy
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Narrative Strategies in Katherine
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Feminist Dialogics in Katherine Patersons Novels
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Copyright

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