Kathryn Erskine
Kathryn Erskine is an acclaimed American author known for her poignant and insightful novels for young readers. Her work often explores themes of empathy, resilience, and understanding. Notably, her novel "Mockingbird" won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Drawing from her diverse experiences living in various countries, Erskine crafts stories that resonate with authenticity and emotional depth, capturing the complexities of growing up and overcoming adversity.
Book summaries for books written by Kathryn Erskine
Quotes
Being the new kid is like being a tourist for a day. Everything's new and exciting and totally unlike anything you've ever seen before. But then, after a while, you start to feel like you're stuck in a foreign country where you don't know the language or the customs and you're never really sure what's going on.
Math is like a puzzle. You just have to find the right pieces and put them together.
Truth is like a puzzle. Sometimes you only see a small piece of it and have to figure out what the rest looks like.
Sometimes, people don't want to hear the truth because it's easier to believe what they want to believe.
Everyone makes mistakes. It's what you do afterwards that counts.
Change can be scary, but sometimes it's the best thing that can happen to you.
Life is full of surprises. You never know what's around the corner.
Sometimes, the people you least expect can become your biggest supporters.
Friendship is like a bridge. It connects people and helps them get from one place to another.
You can't judge a book by its cover. People are more than what they appear to be.
Fear is just an obstacle. You have to face it head-on to overcome it.
The past is like a shadow. It follows you wherever you go, but it doesn't define who you are.