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Katherine Paterson
Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class, but when a girl named Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Even though she…
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Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terebithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro’s national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others…
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A magnificently illustrated picture book of Saint Francis’ famous hymn of respect and love for all things living–from the beloved, two-time Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson.
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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Smyth's book is a passionate defense of the idea that the Bible was divinely inspired. Written during World War II, it addresses the anxieties of the time and offers a…
A remarkable portrait of an untutored but intelligent young woman making her way against fierce odds .–Kirkus Reviews, starred review. A superb novel .–School Library Journal. American Bookseller Pick of…
Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity.
In this memoir, we learn the origins of Paterson’s characters and storylines and share in her unexpected literary acclaim. We see the intimate moments of family, creativity, and faith that…
With her signature insight and grace, the two-time Newbery Medalist tells the compassionate, moving story of one girl’s struggle to hold her family together.
A Kosovo family is brought to America by a church group and begin a new life in a small Vermont town. But the events of 9/11 bring more challenges for…
This winner of the 1979 National Book Award for Children’s Literature and many other distinguished awards is filled with love and compassion as it tells the story of an 11-year-old…
In 18th-century Osaka, Jiro, son of a starving puppet-maker, runs away from home to apprentice himself to Yoshida, the ill-tempered puppeter. When his life at the theatre is shattered by…
Uprooted following the death of their father, nine-year-old Vinnie and her five-year-old brother, Mason, cope in different ways–one in silence–but both with the help of Lupe, the flip-flop girl.
Muna, an illegitimate Japanese boy, searches for the Samurai father he has never met. When his mother dies, Muna travels to the capital of 12th-century Japan, a city struck by…
In a poignant and unflinching new realistic novel from the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia, a ten-year-old girl makes a deal with God for her father’s safe return…
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With wry humor, Sara Louise recalls her turbulent adolescence on Rass Island and her intense jealousy of her own twin sister. Strength of characterization and memorable external and internal action…
It’s 1899 in a small town in Vermont, and Robbie, the son of the local preacher, can no longer endure the tiresome restrictions of Christianity. He decides to leave the…
A two-time Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner pens a tale of the 1912 mill workers’ strike, told through the point of view of the children living through the…
The beloved author of Bridge to Terabithia presents a collection of heartwarming, modern-day short stories about realistic people finding hope, courage, and faith amidst life’s circumstances. Each story radiates the…
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Had Bridge to Terabithia been Katherine Paterson’s only book, her fame would be secure in the annals of young adult writers-and the memories of her readers. Fortunately she has published…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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The author uses her own experiences and stories to help young people understand God and the relevance of their Christian faith to everyday life.
Thorndike press large print mini-collections.
An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly.
John Paterson
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH
Sea-urchins and starfish both belong to Phylum Echinodermata and while early research on the fertilization reaction was conducted by Rothschild and Swann (1949) on sea-urchins, the conclusions…
A thesis submitted according to the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Queensland.
December, 1994.
Coral reefs seem to defy many of the paradigms…
An analysis of health and safety regulation in Britain’s offshore oil and gas industry. The sections cover: regulating and evaluating; mapping a new approach; a long decade of determinism; the…
This book takes over from where my first book left off. WHERE ARE YOU? Was about being able to know where you are on life’s journey. This second book is…
Introduces various aspects of water in rhyming verse including: the water cycle, states of matter, and the importance of water in our lives. –
Arthur Paterson
Fabian Della Torre, reaching NY as the new Cuban Ambassador at the United Nations, recalls his teenage time with the Sierra Maestra Revolution, falling in love with the late Maria…
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