Rating: Summary: FINDING YOUR VOICE Review: Bridge to Terabithia is a book about two kids who become great friends and make up a magical kingdom called Terabithia. If I had to grade this book on a scale from one to ten, I would give it a ten because Katherine Patterson uses many similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole. I was shocked to see that some of the words she used were more adult words. But for the most part this a great book and I like it myself. I think that Katherine Patterson is a great writer and I would love to read more books by her. I think this book is great for other sixth graders and even adults. After I read this book it made me want to read another of Katherine Patterson's books.
Rating: Summary: InspiringOutstanding Novel Review: I have read many books by Kathereine Paterson but by far i think Bridge to Terabithia was the best!!! This book was not over done! It was short, sweet and to the point. It really showed what friendship is about. Also it showed that it does not matter how much money one person has compared to another it matters who they are as a person. Even know this book made me cry it also made me laugh. This is one of the those books that you will read more than once. It is defintly a classic.
Rating: Summary: From the first word Review: I was hooked from the first word. I understood the idea of wanting to be the best of wanting to be someone and of wanting someone to care. I remember all of that and I'm impressed by Paterson's ability to write it down so well that it reads like the memories I replay. I'm impressed all over with the writing. I've read a few other young-adult books this year, trying to get some new titles for my students, but none have had the respect for the language and the reader that I found here. It reminded me of reading A.A. Milne or E.B. White in that here was a writer concerned with how things were said and how they would sound.I won't say anything much about the plot, I don't think that anyone needs to hear about it before they read. That's the thing: the book gets you right into it and moves the way the life of a young boy moves. I will say that I bought into the plot though I wish the characters of his sisters had been written in a bit more. Toward the end, especially, I had some trouble believing them. Still, this is a minor complaint and no knock against the book. Go read it. Get it from your library. Check to be sure that your child's school shares it with them. Make sure that you read it with your child. It's too good to miss out.
Rating: Summary: Bridge To Terabithia Review: Bridge to Terabithia, tells a story of a friendship that lasted through hard times and is finally torn by a death. Its a sad realization of what could happen to someone the reader is personally very close to. Most kids feel they are invicible, this book tells the truth that anything can happen. Its a book that has you feel glory,pain, happiness,truth, and sorrow. This book is for any age because it can make any person cry and feel for the characters. If your looking for a touching story about friendship then read Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Rating: Summary: A Must for Intelligent Children Review: I first encountered this book as a pre-adolescent, about 20 years ago, and it was the first book that ever brought me to tears. It also remains one of only a handful that was able to shock me with its unexpected plot developments. Although these two things were what made the deepest impressions on me as a youth, what has stood the test of time for me is how this book shows that tragedy does not have to overwhelm you. "Bridge to Terabithia" doesn't pull punches. But for those who want to protect children from the idea that life may hurt them badly, I have news for you -- they already know. Many of them are already hurting badly, in ways that they can't explain to adults. What they need to know (what I needed to know) is that feeling inadequate, enduring cruel treatment from your peers, and even coming up against the reality of irrevocable loss doesn't have to hurt forever. This book gives the possibility of incorporating painful experience into one's life, growth, and future happiness. It's a terribly sad book, but one full of hope as well, and the smarter the young person in your life is, the greater the chance this book could touch them deeply too.
Rating: Summary: A Bridge Connecting Friendship Review: remembering reading this bhis b ook when I was nine years old, I just came to America from China back then and the book was puzzling to me.I haven't finished a quarter of the book, and I just laid the book on my bookshelf.But now I find it interesting again. I like Katherine Paterson's books. She probably is one of my favorite authors,she was born in China. Therefore she might share the same thoughts as I. yet from her books,I have a taste that she dislikes China, but rather she
Rating: Summary: GREAT! Review: I love this book! It is my favorite. It doesn't take long to read and it has such a great (and sad) story. I think it deserved more than just one award. It always gives your mind something to chew on. Most books, I get tired of because nothing exciting happens very much, but in this I never got tired of it!
Rating: Summary: My Favorite Book Review: Bridge to Terabithia was my favorite book from the second I picked it up. I read it for the first time in grade 3, and I will graduate next year and it's still my favorite. The story is timeless; touching and untouchable at the same time. I know of people who have gone "That was a terrible book!" But the truth is, they don't really understand the immensity of the story.
Rating: Summary: Good story but its missing some things. Review: This is a very good book. With good characters. But there are some things missing(unanswered questions). For example what ever happened to Janice Avery, I mean she like disapeared after the incident in the bathroom. And Miss Edmunds. She diseapered after the trip to the Washington Smithsonian. And Mr. Aarons. Did he ever accept Jess's love for drawings? And don't get me started on Teribithia. To close this review, this book has an ending you will never forget.
Rating: Summary: what i think Review: i was disappointed in this story, everyone who read it said it was so good and great but i think it was kind of slow every thing happened to quickly
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