Katherine Paterson
Katherine Paterson is an American author who has won two Newbery Medals, for Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. Her emotionally powerful novels deal honestly with loss, friendship, and growing up.
Works
- Bridge to TerabithiaFantasy about two children discovering a magical imaginary kingdom through their friendship
- Jacob Have I LovedComing-of-age novel about a twin girl navigating jealousy and her father's expectations
- The Great Gilly HopkinsNovel about a foster girl with attitude issues discovering love and belonging
- LyddieHistorical novel about a girl in 1840s New England working as a factory mill worker
- The Master PuppeteerHistorical fantasy set in Japan with a boy apprenticing under a master puppeteer