Bridge to Terabithia

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Summary: A really super book that kids will like.
Review: In Katherine Petterson's Bridge to Terabithia there is this boy named Jessie Aarons, and he's trying to be the fastest boy in in the 5th grade. One day a girl named Leslie Burks moves into the farm next to Jessie's, and she goes to the same school as Jessie. One recess Leslie races and win's, beating Jessie and the others . Leslie and Jessie become very good friends. There's a creek behind their farms where a rope is tied to a tree. Leslie and Jessie make up a place that only they know about. They name it Terabithia. They go to Terabithia almost every day . They even made stories about Terabithia. I really liked this book. I liked how the author showed the characters' feelings. By: Fred Harries

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Summary: A great book for all ages
Review: This is a great book. It starts out about a boy named Jess Aarons who befriends Leslie, sort of an outcast among the ordinary kids. Thier friendship turns out to be one of the best things that ever happened to Jess Aarons. Then tragedy strikes. I won't tell you what happens, but everyone should try it!

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Summary: Brilliant
Review: When I first read this book as a child, tears were running down my face by the end. Now, as a student in university, Bridge to Terabitha is the book to which I go when I feel the need for a good, safe cry. It is brilliantly written and the pain and joy infused throughout the work is real and, therefore, moving. For a child, this is a powerful and important introduction to the loss involved in death. For adults, a necessary reminder of the same. It is beautiful.

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Summary: Eloquent, moving and timeless
Review: This story was read to me in the 4th grade. I fell in love with the language, imagery and the narrative and I must have read the book about 18 times. I am now a teacher and recently bought another copy to re-read and to see if it was appropriate for my grades of reluctantly reading gang bangers and such. The story affected me as deep if not deeper than it did when I was 8. This book is a must read for voracious readers as well as reluctant ones. Please disregard the hypersensive reviews of the paranoid religious right that I have just viewed. It is simply ridiculous that they have anything else to say about this book other than the fact that it is a timeless story, & an effortless, absorbing book you'll want to read over and over again.

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Summary: I liked it!
Review: I liked this book because it is alot like Narnia. It did have some swears, but the overall quality was good. It also had some surprising parts like how Leslie thought the bible was just made up and Jesse said " if you don't belive the bible, when you die god will d*** you to h***"

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Summary: My English class had to read it as an assigned book.
Review: My sixth grade english class had to read "Bridge to Terabithia" for an assigned book. This was the very first assigned book we had read. It was about a boy named Jess who makes a best friend named Leslie who in the end dies. I won't give the book away because your job is to go to your local library and check out "Bridge to Terabithia" NOW!! I recamend this book 4th grade and up. I am still in 6th grade now I am going to read it again. One thing you should now is there is a water theme tied in with the book. So go read it now!!!!!! Have fun with it and read it to children if you are an adult. Bye!

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Summary: A masterpiece in every true sense of the word.
Review: Bridge To Terabithia is an exquisite work of children's literature that sings with beauty and honesty. It was based on the true story of her son David's friendship with a girl named Lisa. I first read this great book in 1979. I was 9 years old at the time, and just like Jess, my best friend was a girl named Leslie. The story takes us back to a time just before the video game and home computer explosion, a time when children entertained themselves with the simple power of their own imagination. Through his friendship with Leslie, Jess finds his own self-esteem and self-worth. To him, Leslie is more than just his friend, she is his reason for living. In Jess, Leslie finds a true, devoted friend who likes her for who she is. Together, they create a secret magical kingdom called Terabithia, where they deepen their friendship and share secrets, dreams, and adventures that are just for the two of them. When a senseless tragedy takes Leslie away from him forever, Jess is devastated, but he begins to realize just what Leslie had given him in life - the precious gift of friendship - a gift he will never forget. Leslie may no longer be with him on Earth, but her spirit will always be with him in his heart. When I found this book on Amazon.Com a few months ago, I immediately bought myself a copy. When I re-read it as an adult, the richness and depth of Mrs. Paterson's prose touched me just as much as it did when I read it as a child. Bridge To Terabithia is a must-read for children and adults. There are very few cuss words and they are very mild, anyway. Share this beautiful book with your child today! I guarantee you will never forget the story, and you will want to read it again and again. Katherine Paterson earned a Newbery Award for this book, and she deserved every bit of it! You will agree that she is one of the greatest writers in the history of children's literature.

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Summary: A good book for 5th Graders
Review: Jess was very angry and he tried to deny that his friend Leslie was dead. He punched his sister in the face and threw away the paints Leslie gave him. He gave Leslie a dog. This book showed different reactions of young people and the importance of friendship. Ashley Miles Martin Luther King Elementary School Lancaster, PA

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Summary: KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF STUNNER, MUST READ
Review: This book is absolutley wonderful You MUST read this book. It feels as if you are in the same world as them and you know how they think,act,do and feel. And WOW at the end suspenseful suprising and sad. A great book for the youth and adults.

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Summary: Katherine Paterson's Best Novel Yet
Review: Execelent book except for some unnessesary cursing, but it's part of life and we can live with it. I cry every time I read it. A must-read for fourth graders and up.