Gordon College to host world-renowned author, Katherine Paterson, of Bridge To Terabithia fame.
Katherine Paterson, the acclaimed author, will give a lecture on campus at Gordon College. As one of only five authors to win multiple Newbery Medals for children's literature, she will undoubtedly be an inspiration to both aspiring authors and charmed readers alike.

WENHAM, MA, March 11, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Gordon College announces Katherine Paterson will give a lecture on campus at the A. J. Gordon Memorial Chapel on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 from 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. The lecture will be preceded by a "Meet The Author" reception between 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Ken Olsen Science Center on campus. More at: http://www.gordon.edu/campus_calendars

Katherine Paterson will lecture as part of the Community Read series and this event will be co-sponsored by the Hamilton-Wenham Library and Gordon College. Paterson is the award-winning author of such books as Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved. She belongs to the United States Board of Books for Young People and currently serves on the board of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance. She has twice won the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children in a given year. Paterson is one of only five authors to win the Newbery Medal multiple times since the award's inception in 1922. She is among this country's most beloved Christian authors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Paterson

Gordon College is a nationally-ranked, four-year nondenominational Christian liberal arts college on Boston's North Shore. The college offers 36 undergraduate majors in the liberal arts and sciences and graduate programs in education and music education. In recent years, Gordon has won national recognition for its scholastic excellence, the high caliber of its faculty - many of whom are well-regarded Christian authors and scholars in their own right, and its role in character building. These achievements recognize Gordon as one of the nation's top Christian colleges - for more, go to: http://www.gordon.edu/academics


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