Summary
Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer to become the fastest runner in his fifth grade class and he would have one too if it wasn't for the new girl Leslie Burk who blew him out of the water without even trying. Although he is upset and a little angry about being beat by a girl Jess and Leslie develop a very close friendship. In the woods behind their house they create a magical world called Terabithia a place made for them and by them. Their friendship is rock solid until one day tragedy strikes changing the way Jess perceives life and sees the world.
Reference
Paterson, K., & Diamond, D. (1977). Bridge to Terabithia. New York, NY: T.Y. Crowell.
Review
Bridge to Terabithia was a wonderful book full of fantasy and real life situations. I enjoy how the author is able to mix the two together seamlessly to weave a beautiful coming to age story of friendships, imagination, and lost. In this novel Jess is a character with so much potential that he doesn't realize he has until he becomes friends with Leslie. Leslie is able to pull Jesses talents to the fore front for everyone to see causing Jess to think that there is more to life then he originally thought. This novel doe deal with a lot of real life issues that it maybe hard for some students to digest (death and lost) but overall it is a great novel for upper elementary school ager children (3rd-5th).
Professional Review
Top 100 Children’s Novels Poll #10: Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson. (n.d.). Retrieved August 8, 2015.
Library Uses
One activity that can be done in the library is to have the students create a theme collage representing the themes that are seen throughout the story.
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