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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... comes " Teacher , " she has committed herself to saving the world one person at a time . Besides its reputation for supporting the abolitionist cause , Oberlin is famous for being one of America's earliest coeducational institutions ...
... comes " Teacher , " she has committed herself to saving the world one person at a time . Besides its reputation for supporting the abolitionist cause , Oberlin is famous for being one of America's earliest coeducational institutions ...
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... comes into the world of the characters suggests that hope , at least on one very strong level , is an individual claim . Though her charac- ters are frequently surrounded by a community , large or small , that brings the protagonist ...
... comes into the world of the characters suggests that hope , at least on one very strong level , is an individual claim . Though her charac- ters are frequently surrounded by a community , large or small , that brings the protagonist ...
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... comes to the palace , she first sends for her father to reunite her family and then begins to rebuild the kingdom . Where Raphael stands as an individual against his community , Rosamund immediately be- comes a part of it , taking her ...
... comes to the palace , she first sends for her father to reunite her family and then begins to rebuild the kingdom . Where Raphael stands as an individual against his community , Rosamund immediately be- comes a part of it , taking her ...
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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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