Katherine Paterson has won the Hans Christian Andersenaward, the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, two NewberyMedals, two National Book Awards, the Boston Globe/HornBook Award, and numerous other awards for her writings.Among her many published books are Bridge to Terabithia,The Great Gilly Hopkins, Jacob Have I Loved, andLyddie. An ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church(USA) and a former schoolteacher, she grew up in China,served as a missionary to Japan, and is the mother of fourgrown children.