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Katherine Paterson wanted to be a movie star or a missionary, not a writer. Born in China, she moved 18 times by the time she was 18. Always on the go, she even traveled by motorcycle from church to church where she was doing missionary work in Japan. Here is the stirring life story of the author of "Jacob Have I Loved" and "Bridge to Terabithia" and one of today's foremost writers of children's books.

Gr 4-6?This biography covers this talented author's life from her young years in China with her missionary parents to the present day. It shows how her childhood (especially her relationships with her four siblings and the many moves her family made) influenced her writing. A few pages of black-and-white photos show the author and her family. The book's slow and somewhat unexciting pace is unlikely to win Paterson any new readers, but her many fans will enjoy all the details that flesh out this writer's life, and will appreciate learning about the events that led to the writing of Bridge to Terabithia and her other books.?Eva Mitnick, Los Angeles Public Library