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Summary: First Tears
Review: In fourth grade, I read this book. I was in the highest reading level group, and we all waited in suspense together for the next page. This was also the first book that brought tears to my eyes. My friends and I still remark on that day we sat around the table, and learned of Leslie's death.
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Summary: Superb read!
Review: Katherine Patterson's wonderful "coming of age" story describes a friendship between two FIFTH grade children. The boy is JESS AARON, who lives on a farm with his Mom, Dad and two older/two younger sisters. The girl is LESLIE BURKE, an "only" child of professional writers who just moved from the city. Although at first you would think that these two were really very different, but they end up forging a friendship which is deep and loyal. Leslie is lonely in this new community and Jess also feels different and sometimes weird. However, when these two are paired, they seem to complement each other. At school there are always "bullies" who enjoy picking on little kids. There are also older kids who don't want the younger ones around or include them in activities, games or sports and of course, this book contains those. Leslie however is really different in that she doesnt' dress great, has SHORT hair, doesn't even have a television at home and she actually, can you believe this, wants to run in the BOYS ONLY races! With Jess' help, because he is taunted by a "Bully" Leslie is allowed to rce in the fifth grade BOYS ONLY race and surprisingly WINS! She wins every race, all the time too! Jess isn't too happy about this either as he practiced all summer running early before chores to increase his speed and he was certain HE would be the fastest runner in Fifth grade THIS YEAR. He wanted this so much because he felt this accomplishment would make HIM important. He was always being made fun of because of his drawing and painting, so this would make up for all that. This running thing would assure him a position of acceptance and make the other kids forget he was weird because of his painting. After Leslie wins all the races, the boys lose interest in running and the racing ENDS. Jess and Leslie become friends and find comfort in their friendship from the taunting world of school, teachers, their peers and even their families. It is fun for them to share their ideas and thoughts on EVERYTHING! They had secret looks in class and even cooperate together on problems. It's interesting that Jess and Leslie both liked their music teacher Ms. Edmunds. They also create a "separate" place just for themselves to share. It is there that they can SHUT OUT the rest of the world and feel special, away from the bullies and the taunting. There they pretend anything they want and plan things in this special place they call TERABITHIA. It is like a medieval knight type castle name. They even become the King and Queen of this pretend kingdom. It is here that they plan revenge on a big girl "bully" Janice who had stolen twinkies from Jess' little sister MayBelle. Later on they both regret the mean trick they played on her and Leslie takes pity on Janice and tries to comfort her. A truly sad part of the book is when Leslie drowns. Jess goes to a museum in Washington D.C. with Ms. Edmunds and has a "PERFECT DAY" over the Easter Holiday. That day, Leslie visits Terabithia alone and the rope you use to swing over the creek into their "kingdom" breaks, she falls and drowns. This is unexpected and sad news that Jess hears upon returning from his trip. He gets very angry when he thinks about his great friendship and what Leslie meant to him. She changed his life and now she was gone. His previously unhelpful, uncaring family NOW becomes supportive towards him during this time after Leslie's drowning. When his anger subsides, he realizes that he has a mission to pay back the world in "BEAUTY AND CARING" what Leslie had loaned him through her friendship when she provided him with her vision and strength. This is a great book and children can relate to many things which happen in the story. At the very end Jess actually builds a bridge from wood he gets from Leslie's Dad to cross into the kingdom of Terabithia. He also quite happily includes his little sister MAYBELLE into this kingdom and crowns her the new QUEEN of Terabithia.
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Summary: Best book I have read!
Review: I have read this book 15 times. It gets better every time I read it. A story about a group of kids and a dog that they found. They want to built a bridge to Terabithia. I recommend this book for ages 10 and up. And I like this book a lot!!!!!!
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Summary: It is the best book I have EVER read!
Review: The book st first is just a tad bit boring, until Leslie comes along. The book is really good. I've read it six times in 2 weeks and I still cry my eyes out! It's just So sad, and how Peterson put it...
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Summary: This is the worst book I've ever read.
Review: I was forced to read this book in fifth grade. It's awful! The two main characters are far too childish. When I was eleven, I never went about creating "magical lands". Kids hear too much of nasty words already, they shouldn't get more by read this book. It was overall unenjoyable, and the dull plot did not help the lame characters, and idiotic fantasy-land! I've read other books by Katherine Paterson and I hated those too!
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Summary: My Favorite Book As A Child
Review: If there was ever a book I could say prompted me to love reading, I would say it was attributed to Katherine Paterson's award-winning children's novel, "Bridge to Terabithia."I remember our Gr. 4 teacher making us read this as a class project. I was never very interested in reading before, but I remember finding myself reading ahead of everyone else in the class. Now, as a freelance writer, I plan to give this book to my children, in hopes that they will enjoy it as much as I did.
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Summary: A Realistic fiction book
Review: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson is a book about a boy named Jess, a ten-year-old living in Virginia, who meets a girl named Leslie. Together they create a hideaway called Terabithia. Then one day when Jess was away, something tragic happens to Leslie. This book, a realistic fiction book, is great for people who like sad endings and realistic fiction books. The author, Katherine Paterson, was born in China. She was educated in both China and the United States. Katherine Paterson spent four years in Japan, but she now lives in Tacoma Park, Maryland. One reason why readers like this book is because it had a dog in it. A really good scene is when Jess gives Prince Terrain to Leslie for a Christmas present. Another reason why readers like this book is because of how creative Leslie was in creating Terabithia.
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Summary: AWFUL
Review: I wish I could give this no stars. It was boring, and d*** and h*** were used too many times. How could someone give this 5 stars? Never read this book!
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Summary: I did not like this book it was realy sad.
Review: In the first chapter I liked it but after that it got very sad. If you are ok with sad books you will like this book. I did not like this book because it was to sad for me
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: "I'm Leslie. You could say I have the kind of name that goes backwards and forwards." Jess Aarons is timid enough worrying about being the fastest runner in the fifth grade. But when Leslie Burke (or Burke Leslie) moves next door, Jess's life changes. Leslie is something else when she beats the fifth grade boys in a race. But that's not all. To straighten out their lives, she and Jess make up an imaginary kingdom called Terabitha. Life there is wonderful - unlike their own lives. Jess has sisters who don't understand him and a father who thinks drawing "is one of the horrible things that school teaches you" and Leslie's parents don't own a TV, which makes her the outcast of the fifth grade. Yet when Jess gets a chance to go to the Museum of Natural History on a very rainy day, he just has to take Leslie with him. But his teacher wants just each other, and so they go. Yet, when Jess returns home "your girl-friend's dead, and Momma thought you were dead too" - he finds out Leslie has died. This book I first read in third grade and a friend told me it was sad. I checked it out of the school library... and put it down on my desk to remember. Unfortunately, the next day, I found out someone had returned it! I never found it in the library again, but now, finding it in a bookstore, I have read it millions of times and thought it was a good book to read if you are struggling with loss. If you finish this book read "The Great Gilly Hopkins" or "Lyddie" - these three books define the time of growing up, and are three wonderful books! P.S. "The Great Gilly Hopkins" and "Bridge To Terebitha" were Newbery Honors and Award.
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