Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Josh Hutcherson and Zooey Deschanel! Discover the beloved Newbery Medal-winning story by bestselling author Katherine Paterson, a modern classic of friendship and loss.
Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted 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 to being a Newbery Medal winner, Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable 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 and Jacob Have I Loved.
| ISBN: | 9780061227288 |
| Publication date: | 27th March 2007 |
| Author: | Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond |
| Publisher: | HarperFestival an imprint of HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 163 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories Farm Animals Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees PSHE: Bereavement and Grief Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age Animal Stories Stories in Verse Classic Literature Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Horror & Ghost Stories Fantasy / Magical |