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Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

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  • Author：Katherine Paterson
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Summary

'We need a place，' Leslie called to him， '。。。just for us'

Jesse Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class， but when Leslie Burke moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever。 Even though she runs faster than him， Jesse thinks Leslie is all right- she's clever， funny and has good ideas。 It is Leslie who invents Terabithia， the secret magical kingdom on an island across the creek where Jesse can escape his troublesome family。 But one day tragedy strikes and Jess needs to find the courage to overcome his fears。。。

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Lyndsi Streeter ，

This book is so imaginative and such a good read。 When I first read it I had a whole world set in my mind that looked just like it。 It is so enchanting to read along with a teacher or someone and be able to imagine。

Kathryn ，

My 8-year-old grandson loaned me this heartbreaking book when I ran out of reading materials while visiting him。 I regret not finding time to read Bridge to Terabithia when my children were talking about it decades ago because then I could have cried with them instead of all by myself。

Ashton Thorn ，

Yes very sad and the movie is great… but the book has so many fatphobic and sexist parts。 Basically the only attempt at humor is to make fun of how big people are。 The amount of jokes about fat camps or double chins is absurd。 Or the creepy part watching his sister change。 I get that it’s a bit older but still… yuck。 Just stick to watching the movie

Big Dee Books ，

This middle-grade book is also entertaining for adults to relive a little of their youth。 The struggles with siblings， kids at school， and eventually finding a friend that gets you as a person。 While many may say that the end of the book was too harsh， I think it shows how tragedy can build people into stronger humans， even at a young age。

Ebony ，

Awesome book！ Can't believe I went all this long without reading this classic。 Awesome book！ Can't believe I went all this long without reading this classic。 。。。more

Björn H ，

Det var länge sen jag läste en bok som grep tag så。 Historien är bedrägligt enkel: två barn， grannar och lite udda， blir vänner och skapar tillsammans sitt eget låtsaskungarike Terabitia。 Det är svårt att sammanfatta mer utan att avslöja handlingen， men Katherine Paterson skriver så klart och fint om livet， konst， färger， döden och vänskap att det riktigt gör ont - på ett bra sätt - att läsa boken。

Rachel Strickland ，

boring /: the movie is much better and far more detailed。 i really wanted to like the book but i just didn’t

Emeri Whipple ，

I just finished this book and loved it！ I only gave it a four because it was sad at the end。 I loved it， but I am not into super-low books。 The author is fantastic though！！！！ I finished this book in one day， but most people would not。

Maryn Smith ，

My only complaint about this book was that it wasn't long enough。 Of course， this book was written for a much younger audience， but I have a big imagination and would have loved to see even more of Terabithia。I loved how this book addressed so many topics; being different at school， having a strained relationship with your parents， bullies， changing and growing， conquering fears， religion and God， and， of course， grief， especially at such a tender age。I love that the chapter where Leslie dies is My only complaint about this book was that it wasn't long enough。 Of course， this book was written for a much younger audience， but I have a big imagination and would have loved to see even more of Terabithia。I loved how this book addressed so many topics; being different at school， having a strained relationship with your parents， bullies， changing and growing， conquering fears， religion and God， and， of course， grief， especially at such a tender age。I love that the chapter where Leslie dies is titled "NO！" Isn't that how we all feel when someone we love dies？ An immediate denial and fervent wish and prayer that it isn't true， that somehow just saying that they aren't dead must make it so。 Some of my favorite quotes from the book:"It never occurred to Jess that parents were meant to be understood any more than the safe at the Millsburg First National was sitting around begging him to crack it。 Parents were what they were; it wasn't up to you to try to puzzle them out。""She was more at home with magic than religion。""It wasn't so much that he minded telling Leslie that he was afraid to go; it was that he minded being afraid。 。。。 Lord， it would be better to be born without an arm than to go through life with no guts。""It was Leslie who had taken him from the cow pasture into Terabithia and turned him into a king。 He had thought that was it。 Wasn't king the best you could be？ Now it occurred to him that perhaps Terabithia was like a castle where you came to be knighted。 After you stayed for a while and grew strong you had to move on。 For hadn't Leslie， even in Terabithia， tried to push back the walls of his mind and make him see beyond to the shining world - huge and terrible and beautiful and very fragile？ （Handle with care - everything - even the predators。）"Now it was time for him to move out。 She wasn't there， so he must go for both of them。 It was up to him to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength。" 。。。more

Jasmeet ，

Like being able to breathe freely when one's calling calls it， gliding into a Terabithia is supposed to be everyone's prerogative。It is the bridges that must be willed into shaping access， entitlement， and expressiveness。Jesse and Leslie are like those characters who have never not met; their rendezvous are reassuring for the earnest reader beyond requisites or expectations。Here's to a tiny hidden branch， a modest creek of a stream， an unassuming arch over which to instate even a mere pedestal， Like being able to breathe freely when one's calling calls it， gliding into a Terabithia is supposed to be everyone's prerogative。It is the bridges that must be willed into shaping access， entitlement， and expressiveness。Jesse and Leslie are like those characters who have never not met; their rendezvous are reassuring for the earnest reader beyond requisites or expectations。Here's to a tiny hidden branch， a modest creek of a stream， an unassuming arch over which to instate even a mere pedestal， for that is reasonably enough。 。。。more

Tracy ，

So good but so sad！ I think I cried more reading the book than I did when I saw the movie！

Tej ，

"It ain't the same for dogs。 It's like the smarter you are， the more things can scare you。"Honest， poignant and existential， 'Bridge to Terabithia' meanders subtly amidst the little children's world。 In so doing the projections reach much deeper into universal aspects of human existence。 The way it seeks to tug at the chords of companionship， loss， courage， empathy as well as mere pleasures of little discoveries， both good and bad， amidst the undulations of growing up is wholesome and heartfelt。 "It ain't the same for dogs。 It's like the smarter you are， the more things can scare you。"Honest， poignant and existential， 'Bridge to Terabithia' meanders subtly amidst the little children's world。 In so doing the projections reach much deeper into universal aspects of human existence。 The way it seeks to tug at the chords of companionship， loss， courage， empathy as well as mere pleasures of little discoveries， both good and bad， amidst the undulations of growing up is wholesome and heartfelt。 。。。more

jess ，

terabith this dick

Esteban ，

8，5/10Estuvo muy bueno。Jess Aarons es un chico de nueve años que vive con su familia。 Un buen día， Leslie Burke pasa a ser la vecina del muchacho， del que se hará una amiga muy íntima。 Juntos crearán un nuevo mundo， Terabithia， en el que pasarán muchísimos ratos， y confabularán contra los pensamientos de la sociedad。Este libro puede parecer de lo más tierno del universo， pero les aseguro totalmente que no es lo que parece。 Se tocan temas como la muerte; el duelo; ser diferente;problemas económic 8，5/10Estuvo muy bueno。Jess Aarons es un chico de nueve años que vive con su familia。 Un buen día， Leslie Burke pasa a ser la vecina del muchacho， del que se hará una amiga muy íntima。 Juntos crearán un nuevo mundo， Terabithia， en el que pasarán muchísimos ratos， y confabularán contra los pensamientos de la sociedad。Este libro puede parecer de lo más tierno del universo， pero les aseguro totalmente que no es lo que parece。 Se tocan temas como la muerte; el duelo; ser diferente;problemas económicos，etc。La historia es muy ligera， por lo cual se lee muy rápido。Los personajes llegan a ser muy profundos y variados， y todos tienen un trasfondo。La ambientación llega a ser altamente descriptiva， por lo que le da un plus al libro。Los temas son tratados con la suavidad correcta， sin romantizar ni exponer completamente ningún factor sensible。Terabithia es una muy buena locación imaginaria， que desenvuelve su propio worldbuilding， aunque sea un tanto abrupto y corto。Obvio que mi personaje favorito es Leslie， tiene una esencia mágica。。。El final es un tanto ambiguo， me hubiese gustado que sea un tanto más largo。 。。。more

Jannie Montalvo ，

Bridge to Terabithia （Bridge to Terabithia， #1） *Spoiler Alert Ahead* Title: Bridge To Terabithia Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: Harper Collins and Thomas Y。 Crowell Co。 （October 21，1977） Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction， novel， and children’s literature， fantasy Horn book guide rating: N/A Grade Level: 8th grade Warnings: abuse， death， grief， sexism， and bullying Quotes: 1。t“It’s like the smarter you are， the more things can scare you。 ” -Leslie Burke 2。t‘Just close your eyes and kee Bridge to Terabithia （Bridge to Terabithia， #1） *Spoiler Alert Ahead* Title: Bridge To Terabithia Author: Katherine Paterson Publisher: Harper Collins and Thomas Y。 Crowell Co。 （October 21，1977） Genre: Young Adult Realistic Fiction， novel， and children’s literature， fantasy Horn book guide rating: N/A Grade Level: 8th grade Warnings: abuse， death， grief， sexism， and bullying Quotes: 1。t“It’s like the smarter you are， the more things can scare you。 ” -Leslie Burke 2。t‘Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open。” Leslie Burke 3。t“Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion。 One little puff from any direction， and it was blown to bits。” Jesse AaronsMLA citation: Paterson K， Diamond D。 Bridge to Terabithia。 New York: HarperCollins; 2008。 Paterson， Katherine， and Donna Diamond。 Summary: Jesse Aaron and Leslie Burke are two fifth grade students， who become best friends and create a magical world called Terabithia in the woods near their homes。 Jesse， a talented artist who dreams of becoming the fastest runner in class， is skeptical of her new neighbor Leslie’s imaginative ideas， but the two soon bond over their shared love of fantasy and adventure。 As their friendship grows， they face various challenges， including school bullies， family problems， and personal struggles。 But with the help of this world called Terabithia， a world of their own creation where they reign as king and queen， they learn to face their fears and find strength to overcome anything。 However， Leslie dies in a sudden accident， leaving Jesse devastated。 He struggles to come to terms with her loss， but with the help of his family and friend， Jesse eventually learns to accept and find comfort in the memories they both made。 Comparison: Bridge to Terabithia is a unique and powerful book that shares some similarities with other books like A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle。 Compared to A Wrinkle in Time， both books explore the power of imagination and the importance of friendship。 However， Bridge to Terabithia deals with a more relatable everyday challenges and less fantastical storyline。 It’s distinct in its emotional depth and exploration of grief and loss。 The book， unlike perhaps others， does not shy away from topics that portray realistic complexities of childhood situations。 The descriptions of the magical kingdom of Terabithia are vivid and captivating。 They encourage readers to engage with their own creativity and imagination。 I would recommend this book because of its ability to connect with readers on an emotional level。 It’s a book that you would want to read more than once。 。。。more

Megan :） ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I read this in third grade and I'm still traumatized by the ending。 It's been a number of years I read this in third grade and I'm still traumatized by the ending。 It's been a number of years 。。。more

lia ，

middle grade is one of my fav genre of books and this book is an example of why middle grade has a special place in my heart。 This book was easy to read and a light read … until it a tragedy happened。 I also watched the movie afterwards （hence why this review is late） ， and it made me appreciate this book even more。 I love Jess sooo much and Leslie was truly amazing。 So glad i picked this book up again after all these years 。。

Silver Shadows ，

UseSecond children book am reading and it's such a beautiful story。。。。。。Of course it made me a bit sad at the end but it's still a very very beautiful book。。。。。。The cover， the title， the pacing of the story， the grief， the happy moments， the bravery to move forward while allowing and helping others。。。。 the heartwarming friendship and the siblings relationship of jess and may belle。。。。。。I really loved this little girl。。。。。。and Leslie。。。。。。 how can I forget her。。。。。 she'll remain in my memories fo UseSecond children book am reading and it's such a beautiful story。。。。。。Of course it made me a bit sad at the end but it's still a very very beautiful book。。。。。。The cover， the title， the pacing of the story， the grief， the happy moments， the bravery to move forward while allowing and helping others。。。。 the heartwarming friendship and the siblings relationship of jess and may belle。。。。。。I really loved this little girl。。。。。。and Leslie。。。。。。 how can I forget her。。。。。 she'll remain in my memories for a long time。。。。。。。Definitely give this book a readOh also。。。。。。 now when I'm looking through books。。。。I find that the author mentioned so many books。。。。。。like the hamlet， moby dick or the whale and something about narnia。。。。。。 。。。more

Jack ，

What a great book。 I've seen the movie as a child。 It surprised me how little crazy things and how little imagination we got to see of Leslie and Jess。 The movie was filled with all there creativity and fantastical creatures。 While the book did not have this I still found it very interesting。 I find it hard not to compare the book to the movie。 The movie having so much strong imagery that has stuck with me to this day。 The book did not give this to me but the things that happened in the lives of What a great book。 I've seen the movie as a child。 It surprised me how little crazy things and how little imagination we got to see of Leslie and Jess。 The movie was filled with all there creativity and fantastical creatures。 While the book did not have this I still found it very interesting。 I find it hard not to compare the book to the movie。 The movie having so much strong imagery that has stuck with me to this day。 The book did not give this to me but the things that happened in the lives of these 2 children was very interesting。 。。。more

Dana ，

I enjoyed reading this book。 I love the friendship Jess and Leslie had throughout the book。 The ending happened to be emotional， yet it was such a great book。 I also love how this book showed what imaginative play can look like with children。

zara ，

my favourite movie as a kid。 finally got to read the book and sobbed as expected。

Danielle Snow ，

Just finished reading this with my 10 year old！

❥ivonne ，

reseña larga pero amo este libroeste libro fue un sube y baja de emociones， de niña me veía la película siempre que podía porque era tan mágica y triste a la vez que dolía al ver que se terminaba， siempre me quedaba pensando días y días en la historia y ahora adulta， luego de verme la película nuevamente， decidí leerme el libro。maravillosa idea。leer la perspectiva de jess con respecto al trato que le daba su padre me dolió mucho， es triste ver como los niños desde pequeños también se les imponen reseña larga pero amo este libroeste libro fue un sube y baja de emociones， de niña me veía la película siempre que podía porque era tan mágica y triste a la vez que dolía al ver que se terminaba， siempre me quedaba pensando días y días en la historia y ahora adulta， luego de verme la película nuevamente， decidí leerme el libro。maravillosa idea。leer la perspectiva de jess con respecto al trato que le daba su padre me dolió mucho， es triste ver como los niños desde pequeños también se les imponen “reglas” absurdas sobre roles de géneros prohibiéndoles abrazos y muestras de cariños solo por ser “hombres”。 todo lo que le faltaba en casa lo hacía ser tan miserable consigo mismo que él ni siquiera percibía todo el resentimiento que cargaba con su familia。 aparte， cuando se vive en un hogar violentado -emocionalmente-， la persona se pone en modo supervivencia que literalmente no te da la vida para otras cosas y dejas de estar “presente” o ser tú mismo （lo que puede llevar a actuar de forma diferente， y sufrir acoso escolar por parte de compañeros）cuando leslie llega a la vida de jess， todo cambia para ambos， se complementaban muy bien y se entendían a la perfección porque los dos tenían historial familiar parecidos solo que con diferentes categorías por decirlo de alguna forma。 a pesar de que leslie tuviera una relación normal con sus padres， estos no siempre estaban allí para ella cosa que al final la vuelve independiente a la fuerza， desde edad temprana。 y el contraste de ambas familias: una siendo de bajos recursos y con mucha desigualdad， el ruido， la discordia entre hermanos， y la otra familia siendo solo de 3 personas， con un aire “liberal”， con recursos económicos y con estudios aparentemente， me llamó poderosamente la atención porque jess decía que jamás había conocido a unas personas tan inteligentes pero no la inteligencia normalizada de ser buenos en matemáticas o cosas así， si no más de esa clase que te prepara para la vida y de tener conocimientos de todo un poco （a lo creativo）。 la familia de jess no tenía conversaciones de ese tipo， todo era mecánico， creo que ni se preguntaban nada y solo daban por sentado las cosas e incluso en la peor parte， se vió reflejado eso。 obviamente， son humanos con heridas no sanadas que tratan de dar y ser lo mejor para sus hijos， y aunque no lo hagan de la mejor manera， hacen lo que pueden。 （la conversación de jess con su padre casi al final， fue muestra de ello， tal vez sea el comienzo de una bonita conexión padre e hijo） a lo que voy es que， si leslie no hubiera aparecido justo en ese momento， jess no hubiera analizado y puesto en consideración todo con respecto a su vida y el mismo （en su familia nadie podía brindarle eso， así que ¿como podría avanzar？） y básicamente， leslie， le dió terabithia en su imaginación y en la vida real: le dió todo un mundo de nuevas posibilidades。en resumen， amé este libro， es corto pero tiene mucho pensamiento y mucha soga por donde tirar y no quiero hacer esto extenso porque imagínense yo a mis 50 años viendo una reseña de 20 paginas de un libro de 180， no inventen。—en mi mente， estos personajes existen en alguna parte del multiverso， se me hace muy triste que no existan。 ojala conocer a jess y darle un abrazo。 e incluso me pongo a pensar en como sería ya adulto y como recordaría a leslie o al conocer nuevas amistades como se sentiría。 o si de adulto se imaginaría estar de novio con leslie 😩 ya paro 。。。more

Emma （Taylor's version） ，

Una lágrima ha caído。

Hafsa Maraicar ，

I really enjoyed this book ， felt I was quite late since everyone had already read it or watched the movie when they were young。 But it’s never too late to read a book right ？ Haha。 But the book ended really fast ， I wasn’t ready for it ， i felt like a child again reading through the pov of Jesse。 He’s such a great brother and a son and overall a matured child。 He doesn’t deserve what happened to him ， I just wanted it to be a bad dream and he could keep being happy。 The short lived happiness wh I really enjoyed this book ， felt I was quite late since everyone had already read it or watched the movie when they were young。 But it’s never too late to read a book right ？ Haha。 But the book ended really fast ， I wasn’t ready for it ， i felt like a child again reading through the pov of Jesse。 He’s such a great brother and a son and overall a matured child。 He doesn’t deserve what happened to him ， I just wanted it to be a bad dream and he could keep being happy。 The short lived happiness which is just a sad memory now is heart wrenching。 I’m trying not to cry writing this but I guess my emotions will always be the same no matter how long it takes。 。。。more

Zara ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3。5THE AUDACITY SHE HAD TO JUST GO AND DIE ， LIKE ， THAT WAS SO UNNECESSARY！！！

Miranda ，

Official review to come。 My heart is shattered， melted， and warm all at the same time。 I can’t really explain at this moment。

◍❁ꌚꅐꍏꁅ❁◍ ，

No hay muchas diferencias con la película， aún así me gusto más la película， ni idea por qué。Supongo que es porque la vi primero？？？Con el libro casi ni lloré， en cambio con la película。。。mi casa se inundó。 xd

Amy ，

The book made me cry just as the movie always has。 Probably the closest book to movie adaptation that I've ever seen/read。 Anxieties of childhood and best friends breaking down each other's walls and instilling life lessons。 The book made me cry just as the movie always has。 Probably the closest book to movie adaptation that I've ever seen/read。 Anxieties of childhood and best friends breaking down each other's walls and instilling life lessons。 。。。more

Kimson Dooland ，

Ah I had this on my list for a while now and finally decided I'll finish it since its a quick read。 Even though it was a quick read it touched my heart。 Made me eyes tear a little bit。 So touching。 I remember watching this movie ages ago。 But the book is completely different from the movie。 I would recommend this one to people who want to have a change in emotions。I wanted to do a painting of the main image that is stuck in my head after reading this book。 But I moved on to read another book。 Ma Ah I had this on my list for a while now and finally decided I'll finish it since its a quick read。 Even though it was a quick read it touched my heart。 Made me eyes tear a little bit。 So touching。 I remember watching this movie ages ago。 But the book is completely different from the movie。 I would recommend this one to people who want to have a change in emotions。I wanted to do a painting of the main image that is stuck in my head after reading this book。 But I moved on to read another book。 Maybe some day I will get back painting it。 I shall re watch the movie soon to see how different it is from the book。Some books just stay with you。 I keep saying that and this one the movie stayed with me and now this book will stay。 Its a good read。 。。。more

tpg0 ，

As an AI language model， I don't have personal opinions or emotions， but I can provide you with some information about the book 'Bridge to Terabithia'。 'Bridge to Terabithia' is a children's novel written by Katherine Paterson and published in 1977。 The story is about Jess Aarons， a 5th grader who feels like an outsider and loves to draw。 He becomes friends with a new girl in school named Leslie Burke， and they invent an imaginary world called 'Terabithia' in the woods near their homes。 Together， they rule over the kingdom of Terabithia as king and queen， but their friendship is tested when tragedy strikes。 The book is often praised for its realistic portrayal of childhood struggles， friendship， and grief。 It has won several awards， including the Newbery Medal in 1978， and has been adapted into a film and a musical。 It has also been frequently challenged or banned by schools or libraries due to some controversial themes in the story。

tpg1 ，

As an AI language model， I am incapable of having personal opinions or preferences， but I can provide a brief summary of the book 'Bridge to Terabithia。' 'Bridge to Terabithia' is a classic children's novel written by Katherine Paterson。 It is a story about friendship， imagination， and the power of love and acceptance。 The book follows the adventures of Jess Aarons， a young boy who struggles to fit in at school and finds solace in running。 He meets and befriends Leslie Burke， a new girl in town who is imaginative and adventurous。 Together they create their own imaginary world called Terabithia， accessed by a rope swing over a creek。 However， tragedy strikes， and Jess has to learn to cope with loss， grief， and acceptance。 The book explores themes of creativity， individuality， friendship， and the importance of imagination while showcasing the challenges of growing up。 'Bridge to Terabithia' is a timeless and moving story that has captivated children and adults for generations。

tpg2 ，

As an AI language model， I am not capable of having opinions or emotional responses as humans do， but I can provide a brief summary of the book 'Bridge to Terabithia。' 'Bridge to Terabithia' is a children's novel written by American author Katherine Paterson。 The story follows the lives of two fifth-grade children， Jess Aarons， and Leslie Burke， who become unlikely friends after Leslie moves into Jess's small town。 They create an imaginary world called Terabithia， where they go to escape the difficulties of their daily lives。 However， tragedy strikes when Leslie dies suddenly in a tragic accident， leaving Jess to deal with his grief and navigate the complex emotions of loss and loneliness。 The book has been widely acclaimed for its honest portrayal of grief and its exploration of the power of imagination and friendship。 It has been adapted into a movie and a play and has become a classic of children's literature。

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