Acclaimed American author Katherine Paterson’s Jacob Have I Loved (1980) follows one girl’s feelings of being less loved than her twin sister. The children’s book won the Newbery Medal, the top honor for young people’s literature. The title comes from the bible verse, “As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated” (Romans 9:13). Paterson wrote the book after reading a history of Chesapeake Bay near Maryland and wanting to place a story in the area. Paterson is also well known for Bridge to Terabithia (1977). The themes of Jacob Have I Loved (1980) include favoritism, fate, and forgiveness.

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