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Paterson, Katherine

Parzival

Katherine Paterson

A retelling of the Arthurian legend in which Parzival, unaware of his noble birth, comes of age through his quest for the Holy Grail.

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Rebels of the Heavenly Kingdom

Katherine Paterson

Abducted from his home by bandits, fifteen-year-old Wang Lee is rescued from slavery by a mysterious girl who introduces him to the Taiping Tienkuo, a secret society partly based on Christian principl

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Park's Quest

Katherine Paterson

Eleven-year-old Park makes some startling discoveries when he travels to his grandfather's farm in Virginia to learn about his father who died in the Vietnam War.

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Come Sing, Jimmy Jo

Katherine Paterson

When his family becomes a successful country music group and makes him a featured singer, eleven-year-old James has to deal with big changes in all aspects of his life, even his name.

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Of Nightingales That Weep

Katherine Paterson

The vain young daughter of a samurai finds her comfortable life ripped apart when opposing warrior clans begin a struggle for imperial control of Japan.

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The Master Puppeteer

Katherine Paterson

A thirteen-year-old boy describes the poverty and discontent of eighteenth century Osaka and the world of puppeteers in which he lives.

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Lyddie

Katherine Paterson

Impoverished Vermont farm girl Lyddie Worthen is determined to gain her independence by becoming a factory worker in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s.

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The Sign of the Chrysanthemum

Katherine Paterson

A teenager comes to know himself through contacts with social ills and political unrest while searching for his father in Japan's capital, centuries ago.

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