Lyddie

Lyddie PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140373896
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson. When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true. Includes an all-new common core aligned educator's guide. "Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." —The Horn Book, starred review "Lyddie is full of life, full of lives, full of reality." —The New York Times Book Review An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Editor's Choice American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" School Library Journal Best Book Parents magazine Best Book

Lyddie

Lyddie PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140373896
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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Book Description
From two-time Newbery award-winning author Katherine Paterson. When Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their family farm's debts, Lyddie is determined to find a way to reunite her family once again. Hearing about all the money a girl can make working in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, she makes her way there, only to find that her dreams of returning home may never come true. Includes an all-new common core aligned educator's guide. "Rich in historical detail...a superb story of grit, determination, and personal growth." —The Horn Book, starred review "Lyddie is full of life, full of lives, full of reality." —The New York Times Book Review An ALA Notable Book An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A Booklist Editor's Choice American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists" School Library Journal Best Book Parents magazine Best Book

Stories of My Life

Stories of My Life PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110162065X
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320

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From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children’s books. Told with her trademark humor and heart, Paterson's tales reveal details about her life from her childhood with missionary parents, to living as a single woman in Japan, to raising four children in suburban Maryland with her minister husband. Read about the origins of such familiar characters as Leslie Burke and Janice Avery from Bridge to Terabithia, and go behind the scenes to the moments Katherine found out she won her many awards. Filled with personal photos and letters, this funny, heartwarming history from a legendary writer lets fans in on the making of literary classics.

Birdie's Bargain

Birdie's Bargain PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536215597
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 241

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"When ten-year-old Birdie's dad is sent back to Iraq, she makes a deal with God to bring him home safely, while dealing with a new school where she finds it hard to make friends especially when she could use one"--

Who Am I?

Who Am I? PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Eerdmans Young Readers
ISBN: 9780802852700
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100

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An inviting book by an award-winning author, "Who Am I?" explores with young readers what it means to be a child of God. Within the context of biblical teaching and the Christian faith, Katherine Paterson discusses common, basic questions that she herself has grappled with for a long time: Where in the World Is God?What about Me?Where Do I Belong?Who Is My Neighbor?What Is My Purpose? In exploring these questions, Paterson relates significant experiences from her own life and tells many other stories showing how God loves us and leads us through life's challenges." Paterson's book" Who Am I? "is so forthright, faithful, clear, common, and honest that any young people who read it will find themselves as much consoled as challenged. It holds them close and doesn't let them go &. No one can finish this meditation without growing and coming closer to the Lord. Bless Paterson for her love and her close attention to the souls of thoughtful children. " -- Walter Wangerin Jr.

Jip

Jip PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014240411X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193

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An abandoned boy turns to his only friend to help him make sense of his past, after a menacing stranger comes to town claiming to have been sent by his father.

A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season

A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 0664239153
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 197

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A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas Season is a collection of modern-day short stories by Katherine Paterson, award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and The Great Gilly Hopkins- both loved by children and adults for over twenty years. This compilation includes stories of real-life people such as a shopping mall's night watchman, a lonely widower, a pregnant teenage runaway, a political prisoner in China, a grieving mother, and a privileged American, who have forgotten the true meaning of Christmas because of loss, pain, greed or circumstances. Through unexpected and uplifting ways, each is reminded of the first Christmas story and the vision of hope and peace it offers the world. They realize that even in the darkness, the light and song of Christmas can be seen and heard. This heart-warming gift book, filled with stories of real people finding hope, courage, and faith amidst life's circumstances, radiates the spirit of the season and reminds each of us what Christmas truly means. Originally written to be read during her church's Christmas Eve service, this collection of holiday stories is perfect for individuals, families, and churches to read and share during the season.

The Same Stuff as Stars

The Same Stuff as Stars PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192753113
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Angel's dad is in jail and her mum's abandoned her and her little brother at their great-grandmother's crumbling farmhouse. Grandma can't even look after herself, let alone two children, so Angel finds that it's left up to her. In a dreary and lonely world there is only one bright spot - amysterious stranger who appears on clear nights to teach Angel all about the stars.* Katherine Paterson is an internationally acclaimed author who has won the Newbery Medal (twice), the National Book Award for Children's Literature (USA) twice, and the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award

Parzival

Parzival PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0141305738
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Acclaimed storyteller and Newbery medalist, National Book Awardwinner, and Laura Ingalls Wilder award recipient Katherine Paterson breathes new life into this classic tale of action, adventure, and romance. Raised in the wilderness, Parzival knows nothing of his destiny as the Grail Knight--the one who is fated to seek the sacred vessel of hope and eternal life. To succeed in his quest, Parzival must struggle against countless obstacles. His triumphant story is one that will move readers to joy and despair, laughter and tears.

Park's Quest

Park's Quest PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9780833541130
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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11-year-old Park makes some startling discoveries when he travels to his grandfather's farm in Virginia to learn about his father who died in the Vietnam War

Bread and Roses, Too

Bread and Roses, Too PDF Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547488750
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

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2013 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Rosa’s mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs, and Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are endangering their lives by marching against the corrupt mill owners. After all, didn’t Miss Finch tell the class that the strikers are nothing but rabble-rousers—an uneducated, violent mob? Suppose Mamma and Anna are jailed or, worse, killed? What will happen to Rosa and little Ricci? When Rosa is sent to Vermont with other children to live with strangers until the strike is over, she fears she will never see her family again. Then, on the train, a boy begs her to pretend that he is her brother. Alone and far from home, she agrees to protect him . . . even though she suspects that he is hiding some terrible secret. From a beloved, award-winning author, here is a moving story based on real events surrounding an infamous 1912 strike.