As Paterson grew older, however, she developed a love of language, reading, and writing, and graduated summa cum laude from King College, a private Presbyterian college in Tennessee, in 1954. During the war, the family moved around the American South incessantly, spending time in North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia-an experience that disoriented young Paterson, whose first language was Chinese.
Her father was a preacher who headed a local boys’ school-but during the Japanese invasion of 1937, the family was forced to return to the United States. GradeSaver, 14 November 2019 Web.Katherine Paterson was born Katherine Womeldorf to Presbyterian missionary parents stationed in Qing Jiang, China. Next Section Bridge to Terabithia Summary How To Cite in MLA Format DuBois, Maddi, amatullah adnan, et al. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. Paterson has always thought that realistic books are needed more than the stuff that is not needed and happiness that is not realistic.īridge to Terabithia won the Newberry Medal in 1978. Paterson wrote this book to help her son (and her) get over the grief of Lisa, who was struck by lightning. Her son's friend also died after she got struck by lightning, and they were inseparable friends. She taught sixth grade, where a lot of the children were like Jesse Aarons. Paterson was inspired to write the book after some of her own experiences. After that, they build a bridge over the river, giving the book its title. When she is swinging over the river, the rope breaks and she drowns. When Jesse isn't in town, Leslie decides to go to the fort. They build a fort in the forest over the river named Terabithia. At first, he doesn't like her because she is faster than him, but he eventually becomes her best friend. When he gets back to school, Leslie Burke, who is a girl, runs faster than him and any other boy. The narrative focuses on Jesse Aarons, a boy who lives on a farm and who dreams of being the fastest runner in sixth grade. Written by Maddi DuBois, amatullah adnan and other people who wish to remain anonymousīridge to Terabithia, written by Katherine Paterson, was published in 1977. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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