| Stories of My Life | |
| ISBN: 9780803740433 Author: Paterson, Katherine Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Published: October 2014 Retail: $17.99 OUR PRICE: $2.99 You Save 83% Binding Type: Hardcover Annotation: 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. |
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| Additional Information |
| Target Grade: 10-12 |
| Grade level: 10-12 |
| Physical Information: 1.25" H x 125.00" L x 6.50" W |
| Bargain Category: Social Issues, Middle School, History, High School, Growing Up, Biographies |
| Grade level(s): 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th |