Stories of my life, Katherine Paterson
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Stories of my life, Katherine Paterson
Language
eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
Illustrations
illustrationsfacsimilesgenealogical tablesportraits
Index
no index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
Stories of my life
Oclc number
867423746
Responsibility statement
Katherine Paterson
Summary
"From her childhood in China to the moment she won her first National Book Award, literary icon Katherine Paterson shares the personal stories that inspired her children's books"--Publisher's website
Table of contents
A few words / from Kate DiCamillo -- My friend Katherine / by Nancy Price Graff -- Introduction -- Three frequently asked questions -- Mary Elizabeth Goetchius -- George Raymond Womeldorf -- Over there -- In hospitals -- The courtship and wedding -- Early days in China -- At home in Huai'an -- Enemy at the gate -- Refugees -- My father the drug smuggler -- The last year in China -- At home in an alien land -- Grandmother Goetchius -- Two brass buttons -- Maud Truxton Henderson -- The teaching life -- Japan days -- Another courtship -- Motherhood -- Motherhood (less than ideal) -- Pets -- Motherhood as inspiration -- Dedications and other miscellanea -- Awards, etc. -- Final gifts -- Who went where when -- My family tree
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