Katherine paterson

The life of Katherine Paterson

  • Birth

    Birth

    Katherine was born on the 31st of october 1932 in Qingn Jiang, China.Katherine is the middle child of 5
  • School

    School

    She was in the 1961 graduating class at Sir James Dunn High School.
  • Life of writing

    Life of writing

    She became a writer in 1964.When she was child she didn't want to be a writer.
  • The Sign of the Chrysanthemum

    The Sign of the Chrysanthemum

    This is her first novel which was published in 1973.This story is a Japanese fairytalet hat drew influences from her experiences and studies while in Japan.
  • Bridge to Terabithia

    Bridge to Terabithia

    This is the most widely recognised book. A film adaptation of the book was released in 2007 with great success
  • Gates of Excellence

    Gates of Excellence

    This book was published by Elsevier/Nelson.
  • Lyddie

    Lyddie

    Lyddie was published by Dutton, And was published on the 1st of March 1991.
  • Preacher's Boy

    Preacher's Boy

    The publisher of Preacher's Boy is Clarion.
  • National Ambassador

    National Ambassador

    Katherine Paterson was Named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature in 2010.She is a two time winner.