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Bridge to Therabithia
- Posted by Nacho
- March 11, 2007
Interesting tidbit from a Christianity Today interview with Katherine Paterson, author of Bridge to Therabithia (now a major motion picture). Good answer about imagination, and about safety.
Q: What is a story?
Paterson: A story is open-ended. A story invites you into it to make your own meani ...>
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