This Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson is a m
odern classic of friendship and loss.
Jess Aarons has been practicing all summe
r so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until th
e new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends an
d spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an encha
nted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess
and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that
Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.
In addition t
o being a Newbery Medal winner, Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notab
le Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature, as have
many of Katherine Paterson's other novels, including The Great Gilly Hopkins an
d Jacob Have I Loved.
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