Katherine Paterson

The Great Gilly Hopkins is a realistic novel for children by Katherine Paterson. A movie based on the novel, starring Sophie Nélisse as Gilly Hopkins and Kathy Bates as Trotter, is in production and due for release in 2015.

Bread and Roses, Too is a 2006 children's historical novel written by American novelist Katherine Paterson. Set in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 in the aftermath of the Lawrence Textile Strike, the book focuses on the Italian-born daughter of mill workers who finds herself becoming the protector of a boy who is …

Come Sing, Jimmy Jo is a 1985 children's novel written by U.S. novelist Katherine Paterson. The book focuses on a West Virginia boy named James Johnson, whose parents are bluegrass music performers. When it is discovered that James has previously unrecognized musical talent, his parents force him to take the stage …

The Same Stuff as Stars is a children's novel written by Katherine Paterson. It was published in 2002.