Bridge to Terabithia (1977)
Katherine Paterson
Fiction
Rating: 4/5
Warnings: none
Bridge to Terabithia is a book about a boy named Jesse. He likes to run and do art. He meets a girl named Leslie. Together they make an imaginary land, in the woods near their houses, and name it Terabithia. One day Jesse decides to go to an art museum with his art/music teacher. Something tragic happens to Leslie while he is gone that changes his life forever.
A theme in this book is childhood innocence can end early. It is a theme because Jesse has to grow up and learn to deal with grief at a young age.
I would recommend this book to 3rd or 4th graders because it is that reading level, but anyone who wants to can read it. It is good for anyone who needs a quick read."The author...has written a perceptive, touching book set in contemporary America... one of remarkable richness and depth, beautifully written." - The Horn Book Magazine
"A remarkable book. Its theme is expanded in a masterful way, its characters are real and many-faceted --but perhaps best of all , this book is a cracking good story." -Association for Library Serbice to Children (ALA)
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