Katherine Paterson's blog

Four years ago, I was in eighth grade and, admittedly, a mostly uninformed democrat. I hated John Kerry, but I hated George Bush even more. Four years ago, I was sitting in my basement, alone, crying in the dark. Four years ago, the future seemed unfathomably dark.

Call me a nerd, but I really love reading—always have, always will. When I was very young, my mom taught me about the sacredness of books; one of the first places we found when we moved to Park City in 1992 was the library in town (I still have my first card, complete with my name spelled KAtrEne).