Katherine Paterson's birthday is Halloween and her middle name is Womeldorf! She's written piles and heaps of excellent children's books. Would you like a list? All right.
The Angel and the Donkey
Angels & Other Strangers
Bridge To Terabithia (Newbery Medal 1978)
Celia and the Sweet, Sweet Water
Come Sing, Jimmy Jo
Consider The Lilies
Flip-Flop Girl
Gates of Excellence
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Newbery Honor Award 1979)
Images Of God
Jacob Have I Loved (Newbery Medal 1981)
Jip, His Story (The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction 1997)
The King's Equal
Lyddie
Marvin's Best Christmas Ever
The Master Puppeteer (National Book Award for Children's Literature 1977)
A Midnight Clear
Of Nightingales That Weep
Park's Quest
Parzival, The Quest of the Grail Knight
Preacher's Boy
Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom
The Sign of the Chrysanthemum
The Smallest Cow In the World
The Tale of the Mandarin Ducks
Who Am I?
The Spying Heart
A Sense of Wonder
She's received approximately a bazillion other awards, including a bunch that were voted on by children, which means they really count. To learn more, visit
www.terabithia.com, which is a nice site despite its stupidlooking font.