Bridges for the Young: The Fiction of Katherine PatersonM. Sarah Smedman, Joel Chaston Children's Literature Association and The Scarecrow Press, 2003 - 330 pàgines 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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... heart , " works which then " invite children to go within themselves to listen to the sounds of their own hearts " ( Spying Heart 35-36 ) . In a technological and urban age , books are more important than ever , for , as Paterson ...
... heart , " works which then " invite children to go within themselves to listen to the sounds of their own hearts " ( Spying Heart 35-36 ) . In a technological and urban age , books are more important than ever , for , as Paterson ...
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... Heart 109 ) . According to Gary Schmidt , Paterson had " a sense that she was somehow different from those around her , " a feel- ing that " was not alleviated by fifteen moves between 1937 and 1950 , taking the family from China to ...
... Heart 109 ) . According to Gary Schmidt , Paterson had " a sense that she was somehow different from those around her , " a feel- ing that " was not alleviated by fifteen moves between 1937 and 1950 , taking the family from China to ...
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... heart of darkness , similar to the de- spair he recognizes behind Randy's cheerful conversation . Park says : " [ B ] ehind her bantering was this coldness , this darkness , this heart of darkness that he couldn't fathom . It had to do ...
... heart of darkness , similar to the de- spair he recognizes behind Randy's cheerful conversation . Park says : " [ B ] ehind her bantering was this coldness , this darkness , this heart of darkness that he couldn't fathom . It had to do ...
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Bridges to Literary Worlds Intertextuality and Literacy | 6 |
Narrative Strategies in Katherine | 18 |
Feminist Dialogics in Katherine Patersons Novels | 41 |
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