Katherine paterson

The life of Katherine Paterson

By louise-ditch

  • 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.