Bridge to Terabithia CD

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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 Terabithia
Review: I am a 5th grade student at Waldron Mercy Academy (G.G.Y.) In a hot muggy town in Virginia in the 1960's lived a family named Aaron. There are 4 girls and 1 boy in the family. The boy's name is Jess. He has 2 snobby older sisters, Brenda and Ellie. He always counts on May Belle, his 6 year old sister, because she does whatever he tells her to do (almost everything). Last, but not least, there is little Joyce Anne a regular 4 year old crybaby. Jess always works in the farm. He meets a girl named Leslie who changes his life forever. Leslie moved into the old dirty Perkins's place (as the Aarons call it.) Jess has this amazing art talent, but he just doesn't think he is good at anything. He would never draw around his father because his father didn't want him to be some " girl". Leslie and Jess wanted to be somewhere special, surprising, and SECRET, where only they can be the rulers of it. They together went into the scary dark woods. They found the most amazing place in the woods. They named the SECRET place Terabithia! To get into "Terabithia" you have to swing on a long rough rope. Well, on a rainy day Leslie (by herself) went into the dark woods. She closed her eyes and swung on the swing with the river raging below her. This book is such a page turner! I recommend this book to a mature 4th grader or a 5th grade student.

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Summary: Great Book but i hate the sisters!!!!!
Review: I read this book 15 years ago, and I still get teary-eyed when I think about it. This book ranks up with Where the Red Fern Grows. I can't wait until my children are old enough for me to be able to share this wonderful story with them,

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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: Bridge to Terabithia
Review: This is a great book. It is easy to see why Katherine Paterson won the Newberry Medal for it. I think children as well as adults will enjoy this book, even though it deals with death.

Jesse's main ambition is to be the fastest kid in the fifth grade. He practiced all summer, only to have a girl beat him. The girl is Leslie. At first Jesse refuses to be friends with Leslie, but after he sees how much they have in common they become best friends. Leslie is a very intelligent and imaginative girl who teaches so many things about life to Jesse, an average farm boy. They build a secret and magical kingdom called Terabithia. The only way to enter this magical kingdom is by swinging across the gorge on a rope.

One day, when Jesse returned from a trip to Washington D.C. with a teacher, he learns of Leslie's death. The rope broke as Leslie was swinging over the gorge into Terabitha. At first, Jesse refuses to accept her death. Then he almost feels happy because he is now the fastest kid in the fifth grade. He finally comes to terms with Leslie's death as he goes to Terabitha to perform a funeral ceremony. He then builds a bridge across the gorge so his sister can come and enjoy the magical kingdom of Terabitha.

Paterson develops the characters so well that they seem real. She gives an accurate description of their lives and of the events that occur on the playground. The reader can relate to the things that happen to Jesse and Leslie and how they handle these things. Paterson shows the reader that a boy-girl friendship can happen and that it can be a great one. She does an excellent job of making this story come alive for the reader.

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Summary: Bridge to Terabithia
Review: Wow, this is one of the most moving books I've ever read! I am only sorry I waited until I was an adult to read it. This is a wonderful piece of literature. How easy it is for the reader to reach out and take the place of either Jess or Leslie. A wonderful book of friendship, childhood and love. The use of imagination between Leslie and Jess is bound to hit home with every reader. How many of us didn't have a secret place to call our own when we were children? Many of the readers may very well have grown up in a rural area, so the setting may have seemed very familiar to them. Once again, this makes it easy for the reader to step right into the book. Again, Paterson deals with the issue of death in this book. She has done an excellent job of showing the emotions and feelings wrapped up in a child's mind. The theme of friendship is outstanding in this book. I would highly recommend it for all readers, young and old!