Katherine Paterson

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1) Lyddie

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Series

Puffin modern classics
We The People

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook

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Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.

2) Bread and roses, too

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Language

English

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Read Where You Are: Summer Reading 2023 for Kids

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Twelve-year-old Rosa and thirteen-year-old Jake form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912 Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

3) Jacob have I loved

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Language

English

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Feeling deprived all her life of schooling, friends, mother, and even her name by her twin sister, Louise finally begins to find her identity.

4) Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the creatures

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Reimagines Francis of Assisi's 1224 prayer of praise in celebration of God's gifts throughout the universe.

5) A midnight clear: stories for the Christmas season

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Publisher

Lodestar Books

Pub. Date

c1995

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

212 p. ; 18 cm.

Language

English

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Twelve modern-day stories tells about the true meaning of Christmas.

6) The light of the world: the life of Jesus for children

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Publisher

Arthur A. Levine Books

Pub. Date

[2008]

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.

Language

English

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The story of the birth of baby Jesus who brought light into the world.

7) The invisible child: on reading and writing books for children

Author

Paterson, Katherine

Publisher

Dutton Children's Books

Pub. Date

c2001

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xiii, 266 p. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

8) Giving thanks: poems, prayers, and praise songs of thanksgiving

Publisher

Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

2013.

Physical Desc

53 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English