Bridge to Terabithia

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Summary: EXCELLENT BOOK -I'M NOT TRYING TO WIN THE BUCKS!
Review: THIS IS A BOOK THAT EVERYONE CAN ENJOY! IF YOU GET A CHANCE PICK IT UP AND GIVE IT A TRY. I AM 11 YRS. OLD AND LOVED IT. SO,DID MOM AND DAD. WE ALSO READ THIS BOOK IN 3RD GRADE. I DO HAVE SAY 90% OF THE KIDS IN THE CLASS ENJOYED IT!

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Summary: Truth be told it's a great family book!
Review: I read this book in the 5th grade and I just 11but love this story and two copies myself.Thisbook is great for kids and adults and could be handed down!It will be read again and again!Truth be told it's a great family book

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Summary: The book that will touch your heart forever.
Review: Hi,I'm Sara Combs and I just recently read this book. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read it. In this book Jess Aarons practiced all summer long to become the best runner at his school. Then comes along Leslie Burke who can run faster than him. Despite their differences Jess and Leslie become very good friends. Than an accident happens that affects both of their lives forever. Read this book! I'm telling you, you won't be sorry

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Summary: This book is a must read!
Review: Bridge to Terabithia is a fantastic, heartbreaking book. As I read it many years ago in my 6th grade reading class I cried because I got so involved in the reality of all the events happening. I highly reccomend it to any reader

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Summary: A Classic Of Young Adult Literature for Good Reason
Review: Bridge to Terabithia is a classic in young adult literature for good reason. This heart-wrenching novel by Katherine Paterson chronicles a friendship of misfits and the tragedy that happens all too commonly. It reminds us that bad things happen to all of us, and sometimes it takes children to teach adults how to live on without forgetting. Through the innocence of Jess, we find hope for the world

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Summary: A Review Over the Bridge
Review: Katherine Paterson did a good job showing the friendship between Jess Aaron and Leslie Burke. She depicted Jess as a young, misunderstood boy, who is trying to find where he fits in this world. His life changes when outgoing Leslie Burke moves in next door. Together they find themselves involved in mysteries and dangers, all revolving around their make-believe world of Terabithia. As their friendship grows, Jess learns more about life and how meaningful it is. When he decides to go to the art museum instead of being with Leslie, disaster happens. Leslie falls and drowns to death. When Jess hears of the news, his emotions take over. After long battle with understanding the effects of losing his friend, Jess comes to realize what Leslie meant to him and how his life would never be the same.

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Summary: Terabithia: Do you know where it is?
Review: At 22, I experienced Paterson's Terabithia for the first time, although the novel appeared during my sojourn in the 3rd grade. Jess and Leslie inspired my Masters Thesis and my gratitude for Mrs. Paterson's creation of a rope swing into a land where dreams are created, lived, challenged, and even ended, will live in my own Terabithia for all of my days. Jess teaches me something knew about grief each time I experience his loss and his anger. We should all be so lucky as to have a Leslie touch our lives.

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Summary: Deliciously sad!
Review: This book is hard to describe. I read it before buying it for my niece a few years after it was first published. I thought it was excellent, especially at depicting the mind of a pre-adolescent boy and how he confronts tragedy. Everything about the book struck me as honest, true and insightful at the time. Though looking at it now, some of the author's messages seem to lack subtlety. But how much subtlety do you want in children's literature? Still, I'm sure the author would be offended to hear me call this "children's literature." The fact is it's a great and enjoyable read that will keep your child thinking for a long time. But it's also a book that any adult can enjoy and will also have them thinking as well. If you don't own this one, buy it today.

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Summary: A Very Good Book!
Review: "My name's Leslie." From this normal beginning, a breath taking story unravels over pages to a great book, The Bridge To Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson. It tells a story of a boy named Jess who lives in the country. A few chapters into the book, he's bound to find that a young girl, Leslie Burke, moves into the "old perkin's place." Jess wants nothing to do with Leslie until he finds out how fast and talented she is at running. You see, all summer Jess has been working to be the fastest kid in the fifth-grade. When he finds that Leslie beats him the first day of school he is frustrated, yet fasinated at the same time. He's around Leslie quite alot because they're in the same class, and live next door to each other. Jess soon finds that Leslie isn't too bad, and quickly they become the very best of friends. They make a place called Terabithia. Leslie is queen, and Jess is king. They go to Terabithia alot, and share many great adventures until BOOM, something happens. Katherine Paterson uses very descriptive phrases to put a clear picture in your mind. She also uses catchy words so that you don't ever get bored. This book was exciting, sad, and funny at the same time. I think one of the main reasons it was so good was because the author explains and tells a good story so well. I don't think there is anything I would change in this book if I had a chance. It is all so exciting and clear. I thought this book was good for only one more reason. When you are in the middle of the book, you know what is going on, but you don't really know what the point of all the information is. When you read some of the last few pages, it all comes together inside your head, and BANG, it all comes clear. There is a reason for the name of this book, and if you want to know, I sugest you take a trip to the library.

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Summary: Bridge to Hope
Review: For my fifth grade class we were all assigned to read Newberry medal books, and we all did so, grudgingly. I had always been an avid reader, so I took the challenge to read the most Newberry books in the class.
Sadly, that fall, one of my classmates and friends, died a terrible car accident. We all kept going, though it was a strange time in all of our lives. That spring, I read Bridge to Terebethia and identified strongly with a particular character. I was devasted when the character died, but oddly enough it helped me work through some of my grief.
I believe every fifth grader that year read the book at one time or another, due to the encouragement of our teacher. It is a profound, moving story and presented in just the right context. There were things that went over my head the first time I read that book, but reading it over I discovered new levels of meaning in the book. The scenes following the death are very poignant and real; but just as important are the seemingly unimportant scenes at the beginning. Patterson presents a vividly real community and families. Though the sisters to Jess could be seen as a bit overstated, they emphasize points in the book remarkably well.
This book did not change me, but it did help me through very difficult changes in my life. I would recomend to anyone who has ever lost someone or to anyone who just wants a remarkably good read.