Events

“Read for your life,” declares the new Ambassador of Children’s Literature in praise of the power of the story. Paterson’s own award-winning stories of friendship and struggle have readers laughing and crying, sometimes at the same time. Katherine Paterson is a two-time Newbery Medal winner, holds a Newbery Honor and two National Book awards. Some of her books that have touched readers of all ages include Bridge to Terabithia, Jacob Have I Loved, and The Great Gilly Hopkins. Tickets for the talk at Black, White & Read All Over Sunday, October 24, 2010, 2pm Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland are available online and will also be available at the Penguin Bookshop on Thursday October 21st.