It was the kind of laughter that caught like briars in her chest and felt very much like pain.

Katherine Paterson

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Katherine Womeldorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia. For four different books published 1975–1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for...

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