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Katherine Paterson Books in Order
Katherine Paterson is an American writer whose career spans children's and young adult novels, picture books, beginning readers, historical fiction, fantasy, memoir, religious nonfiction, essays, short-story collections, and drama. Her major honors include two Newbery Medals, two National Book Awards, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. Her best-known works include Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins, Jacob Have I Loved, The Master Puppeteer, Lyddie, and Jip: His Story.
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Start with one of these
Bridge to Terabithia
The best-known and most accessible entry point to Paterson's fiction.
The Sign of the Chrysanthemum
Her first published novel and a natural chronological starting point.
Stories of My Life
The clearest entry point to her memoir and reflections on her writing life.
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Books by series
series · complete
Marvin
A beginning-reader series about Marvin and his family, including The Smallest Cow in the World and two Christmas stories.
companion-duology · complete
Lyddie and Jip
A linked pair of historical novels; Jip: His Story is identified in the principal bibliography as a companion volume to Lyddie.
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (22)
- The Sign of the ChrysanthemumAmazon ↗
novel · 1973
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Of Nightingales That WeepAmazon ↗novel · 1974
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The Master PuppeteerAmazon ↗novel · 1975
- Bridge to TerabithiaAmazon ↗
novel · 1977
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The Great Gilly HopkinsAmazon ↗novel · 1978
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Jacob Have I LovedAmazon ↗novel · 1980
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Rebels of the Heavenly KingdomAmazon ↗novel · 1983
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Come Sing, Jimmy JoAmazon ↗novel · 1985
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Consider the Lilies: Plants of the BibleAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1986
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Park's QuestAmazon ↗novel · 1988
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Flip-Flop GirlAmazon ↗novel · 1994
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Images of God: Views of the InvisibleAmazon ↗nonfiction · 1998
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Parzival: The Quest of the Grail KnightAmazon ↗novel · 1998
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Preacher's BoyAmazon ↗novel · 1999
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The Same Stuff as StarsAmazon ↗novel · 2002
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Bread and Roses, TooAmazon ↗novel · 2006
- The Light of the World: The Life of Jesus for ChildrenAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2008
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The Day of the PelicanAmazon ↗novel · 2009
- The Flint HeartAmazon ↗
novel · 2011
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Giving ThanksAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2013
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My Brigadista YearAmazon ↗novel · 2017
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Birdie's BargainAmazon ↗novel · 2021
Nonfiction (2)
Short fiction (4)
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Angels and Other Strangers: Family Christmas StoriesAmazon ↗short_story_collection · 1979
- A Midnight Clear: Stories for the Christmas SeasonAmazon ↗
short_story_collection · 1995
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A Stubborn Sweetness and Other Stories for the Christmas SeasonAmazon ↗short_story_collection · 2013
- William and the Mysterious BrameAmazon ↗
short_story · 2020
Essays and speeches (4)
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Gates of Excellence: On Reading and Writing Books for ChildrenAmazon ↗essay_collection · 1981
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The Spying Heart: More Thoughts on Reading and Writing Books for ChildrenAmazon ↗essay_collection · 1989
- Stick to Reality and Dream: Celebrating America's Young ReadersAmazon ↗
lecture · 1990
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The Invisible Child: On Reading and Writing Books for ChildrenAmazon ↗essay_collection · 2001
Children's books (8)
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The Tale of the Mandarin DucksAmazon ↗picture_book · 1990
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The King's EqualAmazon ↗picture_book · 1992
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The Angel and the DonkeyAmazon ↗picture_book · 1996
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Celia and the Sweet, Sweet WaterAmazon ↗picture_book · 1998
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The Wide-Awake PrincessAmazon ↗picture_book · 2001
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Blueberries for the QueenAmazon ↗picture_book · 2004
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon: Saint Francis of Assisi's Canticle of the CreaturesAmazon ↗picture_book · 2011
- The Night of His BirthAmazon ↗
picture_book · 2019
