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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... death of his friend . Death is not the theme of this book , as Katherine Paterson has repeatedly stressed herself , and it was not written in order to present young readers with an issue , though there was a real circumstance be- hind ...
... death of his friend . Death is not the theme of this book , as Katherine Paterson has repeatedly stressed herself , and it was not written in order to present young readers with an issue , though there was a real circumstance be- hind ...
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... death ( for example , Chaston , " The Other Deaths " ) , I see his resentment mostly as anxiety at having to grow up without her female guidance , which is the natural consequence of my reading the text at a ritualistic , rather than ...
... death ( for example , Chaston , " The Other Deaths " ) , I see his resentment mostly as anxiety at having to grow up without her female guidance , which is the natural consequence of my reading the text at a ritualistic , rather than ...
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... death with that of his mother and grandfather , who have each in some way betrayed one another and the man who was , respectively , their husband and son . Once they have shared their feelings as well as their actions , they can begin ...
... death with that of his mother and grandfather , who have each in some way betrayed one another and the man who was , respectively , their husband and son . Once they have shared their feelings as well as their actions , they can begin ...
Continguts
Bridges to Literary Worlds Intertextuality and Literacy | 6 |
Narrative Strategies in Katherine | 18 |
Feminist Dialogics in Katherine Patersons Novels | 41 |
Copyright | |
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