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Learn more about Katherine Paterson's life, writing, and activities as National Ambassador through these Library of Congress resources and services.
Katherine Paterson is the two-time winner of the National Book Award and the Newbery Medal whose international fame rests not only on her widely acclaimed novels but also on her efforts to promote literacy in the United States and abroad. A two-time winner of the Newbery Medal for her novels Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved, and the National Book Award for The Great Gilly Hopkins and The Master Puppeteer, she has received many additional accolades for her body of work, including the 2019 E.B. White Award granted by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the 2006 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the 1998 Hans Christian Andersen Medal, and the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, given by her home state of Vermont. She was also named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress in 2000.
The following Library of Congress news releases provide more information about Katherine Paterson's activities during several National Book Festivals and Library of Congress events, and the announcement of her position as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Blog posts about Katherine Paterson's activities at the Library of Congress are listed below.
Webcasts featuring Katherine Paterson at the Library of Congress are linked below.
The Library of Congress holds a number of books by Katherine Paterson in its physical collections. A selected bibliography of books by Katherine Paterson held in the Library of Congress's general collections follows below. Additional copies of books by Katherine Paterson are held in the Library's Young Readers Center.
You can identify additional materials about or by searching the Library of Congress Online Catalog using the following headings:
The Library's subscription databases, available only to on-campus users, include many articles, interviews, essays, and literary criticism related to Paterson's life and work. If you need assistance locating resources related to Katherine Paterson in these databases or in our physical collections, please contact us using our Ask a Librarian service.
The following titles link to fuller bibliographic information in the Library of Congress Online Catalog. Links to online content are included when available.
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