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Paterson, Katherine.

The invisible child : on reading and writing books for children / Katherine Paterson.

1st ed.

New York : Dutton Children's Books, ©2001.

xiii, 266 pages ; 24 cm

More than twenty essays and speeches show Paterson's passion for reading, her ideas about writing, her spiritual faith, and her conviction that the imagination must be nourished.

Children's literature -- Authorship.

Children -- Books and reading.

Includes bibliographical references.

In Search of Wonder -- The Child in the Attic -- The Invisible Child -- Missing Persons -- Confusion at the Crossroads -- Still Summoned by Books -- The Yearling and I -- Metaphors to Live By -- Hope and Happy Endings -- The Story of My Lives -- People I Have Known -- Do I Dare Disturb the Universe? -- Ideas -- Sounds in the Heart -- Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech (1981) for Jacob Have I Loved -- Creativity Limited: Novels for Young People Today -- Words -- National Book Award Acceptance Speech (1979) for The Great Gilly Hopkins -- Newbery Medal Acceptance Speech (1978) for Bridge to Terabithia -- National Book Award Acceptance Speech (1977) for The Master Puppeteer -- Laying the First Plank -- Reading and Writing -- Excerpts from A Sense of Wonder and Gates of Excellence.

Contributor biographical information

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