Katherine Paterson Archives » Bookology Magazine https://www.bookologymagazine.com/tag/katherine-paterson Children's Literature Wed, 04 Mar 2020 15:31:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 69996714 Susan Fletcher https://www.bookologymagazine.com/skinny-dip/fletcher https://www.bookologymagazine.com/skinny-dip/fletcher#comments Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:00:09 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=20994 Storyteller adept Susan Fletcher’s mind has given us The Dragon Chronicles, Alphabet of Dreams, the startling Falcon in the Glass, and most recently Journey of the Pale Bear. As you’ll read below, she has traveled to amazing locations and had enviable experiences as she researched her novels. Susan taught at the Vermont College of Fine Arts’ Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults program but now she lives full-time in Texas.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/skinny-dip/fletcher/feed 4 20994 Pairing Nonfiction and Fiction https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/pairing_nf_and_fiction https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/pairing_nf_and_fiction#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:00:41 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=17317 Nonfiction and fiction are like peanut butter and chocolate. Each excellent on its own, but when combined…so sublime.
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My nonfiction account Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune (2016, grade 6 and up) describes the dramatic rise and fall of a 12th-century samurai. One of the joys of researching the life of this Japanese hero was learning about the underlying political, social and economic currents that resulted in the 700-year-long rule of the samurai.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/nonfictionary/pairing_nf_and_fiction/feed 4 17317 Raymie Nightingale https://www.bookologymagazine.com/red-reading-boots/raymie-nightingale https://www.bookologymagazine.com/red-reading-boots/raymie-nightingale#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2016 12:00:22 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=9775 Darling Daughter and I host/participate in an occasional parent-child bookgroup for middle-grade readers and their parents. We call it Books & Bagels and we meet at the bagel shop down the street from church and nosh on bagels while talking about books. I think we can safely say the bagel aspect of things increases participation—but all the kids who come are great readers and we love talking with them and their parents about books.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/red-reading-boots/raymie-nightingale/feed 1 9775 Skinny Dip with Eileen Beha https://www.bookologymagazine.com/skinny-dip/skinny-dip-with-eileen-beha https://www.bookologymagazine.com/skinny-dip/skinny-dip-with-eileen-beha#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:00:28 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=7944 What TV show can’t you turn off?
I watch very little TV; I will almost always choose to read a good book instead. However, I do admit that I’ve not missed a single episode of Mad Men since the series premiered in 2007 or Downton Abbey, which will end after its sixth season this winter. Lately, I’ve gotten into this strange habit of watching old episodes of Murder, She Wrote on Netflix.… more

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]]> https://www.bookologymagazine.com/skinny-dip/skinny-dip-with-eileen-beha/feed 2 7944 The Power of Fiction to Help Kids Grow https://www.bookologymagazine.com/knock-knock/the-power-of-fiction-to-help-kids-grow https://www.bookologymagazine.com/knock-knock/the-power-of-fiction-to-help-kids-grow#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2015 06:29:41 +0000 https://www.bookologymagazine.com/?post_type=article&p=7654 by Elizabeth Fixmer
The years I spent in private practice as a psychotherapist specializing in work with children propelled me to become a children’s writer. My use of books as a therapy adjunct evolved over time, as did my respect and eventual awe for the power of fiction as a change agent. My young clients introduced me to middle-grade and young-adult novels.… more

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