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KATHERINE PATERSON
(1932 - )Nationality: USA
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Katherine Paterson is the author of more than 30 books including16 novels for children and young people. She has twice won the Newbery Medal, for Bridge to Terabithia in 1978 and Jacob Have I Loved in 1981. The Master Puppeteer won the National Book Award in 1977 and The Great Gilly Hopkins won the National Book Award in 1979 and was also a Newbery Honor Book and the recipient of a Christopher Award. For the body of her work she received the Hans Christian Anderson Award in 1998, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2006, and in 2000 was named a Living Legend by the Library of Congress. Her plays with Samuel French are: Bridge to Terabithia with Stephanie Tolan music by Steve Liebman; The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks with Stephanie Tolan and Steve Liebman. The Great Gilly Hopkins with book and music by David Paterson and Steve Liebman is based on her book by the same name. She is a vice-president of the National Childrens Book and Literacy Alliance (www.thencbla.org) and is a member of the board of trustees for Vermont College of Fine Arts (www.vermontcollege.edu). She also a honorary lifetime member of the International Board of Books for Young People (www.IBBY.org) and an Alida Cutts lifetime member of the US section, USBBY (www.USBBY.org). She was the 2010-2011 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature (www.read.gov/cfb/ambassador/). She and her husband live in Barre, Vermont. They have four grown children and seven grandchildren.
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Billionaire and the Bird, The Bridge To Terabithia; Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks Great Gilly Hopkins, The Surviving the Applewhites Tale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck Tale of the Mandarin Ducks, TheBillionaire and the Bird, The
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Contained in: "Acting Out: Six One Act Plays" published by Atheneum Books 2010 978-1416938491
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Top of PageBridge To Terabithia; Tale Of The Mandarin Ducks
This powerful adaptation, supported by a lyrical score, focuses the humor, warmth and emotional intensity of Katherine Paterson's Newbery Award winning novel. Jesse, alienated from the pragmatism of his family and rural Virginia culture, draws and dreams of becoming something special. Leslie, the new girl from the city and the ultimate outsider, opens a world of imagination, art and literature for him. Together they create Terabithia, a fantasy kingdom where they are safe from those who don't understand them. Their friendship grows as Jesse's world expands. When tragedy strikes, the strength gained in Terabithia takes Jesse forward on his own and lets him share the magic of his dreams.
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Book by Katherine Paterson and Stephanie S. Tolan; Music by Steve Liebman
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Stage One, the Louisville Children's Theatre Oct 1990
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http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2182/bridge-to-terabithia 978-0573650109
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musical comedy
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Male: 1 Female: 3 Other: 4boy(s), 5girl(s)
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A spirited musical about the adventures of a feisty foster child in search of love and her real mother, Gilly captures hearts and garners acclaim with every production. The tale is drawn from one of the most popular novels of all time for young people. Rich with humor, emotion and memorable songs, it hits home with every child and parent.
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Book, Lyrics, and Music by David Paterson and Steve Liebman. Based on the novel by Katherine Paterson
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http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/4257/great-gilly-hopkins-the 978-0573627682
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Top of PageSurviving the Applewhites
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Written by Stephanie Tolan And Katherine Paterson
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Top of PageTale Of Jemima Puddle-Duck
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"Ducks don't have the patience to hatch their own eggs," says Henrietta Hen. "Flibberty-gibbets, the lot of them!" In this light-hearted musical adaptation of Beatrix Potter's classic tale, Jemima Puddle-Duck determines to prove the conceited Henrietta wrong. In the woods she encounters a fine, polite gentleman with a splendid bushy tail and pointed ears who offers his summer house as a nesting place. Dreaming of omelets and roasted duck, the "gentleman" fox sings that his dreams are about to come true. Will Jemima survive to raise a brood of "precious little loves"?
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book by Katherine Paterson And Stephanie Tolan, music by Steve Liebman
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Top of PageTale of the Mandarin Ducks, The
This dramatic adaptation of a Japanese folktale is two stories: that of a pair of Mandarin ducks and the samurai and kitchen maid who come to their aid. In the end, it is the ducks who save the human pair. The play draws on conventions of Japanese theater such as the use of puppets, masks and visible prop men.
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Written by Stephanie Tolan And Katherine Paterson; music by Steve Liebman. Based on the picture book by Katherine Paterson
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Stage One, Louisville, Ky 1995
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http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/2150/tale-of-the-mandarin-ducks-the 978-0573626685
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