Bridges for the Young: The Fiction of Katherine Paterson [Paperback]

The award-winning fiction of Katherine Paterson has, for decades, warmed the hearts of children and adults alike. FromBridge to TerabithiaandCome Sing, Jimmy JotoJacob Have I LovedandThe Great Gilly Hopkins, her stories are taught in classrooms and read by librarians eager to share her moral-driven fiction to inspire young minds.

Bridges for the Youngis a book of essays written by reputable critics of children's literature, including many established Paterson scholars, who examine the various themes of hope, peace, and story, as well as other important issues that grow out of her work. In addition to the assortment of perspectives on her writing, Paterson herself offers a detailed essay written specifically for this collection that discusses the allegorical bridges that she builds for her readers.

M. Sarah Smedmanis professor of children's literature at Minnesota State University, Moorhead.

Joel D. Chastonis professor of English at Southwest Missouri State University, where he teaches courses in children's, young adult, and Victorian literature. He is also an Associate Editor of Children's Literature Association Quarterly and 2002-2003 President of ChLA.

It is enormously helpful to have so much cutting-edge criticism of Paterson gathered in one place, addressing such a wide range of her writing from such a breadth of perspectives: narratology, theology, feminist theory, and personal response...a gift for scholars, teachers, and readers of Paterson to savor. Children's Literature Association Quarterly

This is truly a definitive collection of essays about the writing of Katherine Paterson. Jeanne McGlinn, University of North Carolina at Asheville