Stories of my life
By: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9780803740433
Subjects: Authorship; American Authors; Biography; Children's stories
Description: 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.
Notes: Kirkus Starred, August 2014

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