Bridge to Terabithia
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Bridge to Terabithia is a work of children's literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom. Written by Katherine Paterson, HarperCollins published the book in 1977. In 1978, Bridge to Terabithia won the Newbery Medal. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 involving a friend of Paterson's son.
Bridge to Terabithia is the story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons, who befriends his new neighbor Leslie Burke when he loses a footrace to her at school. Leslie is a smart, talented, outgoing tomboy. Jesse thinks highly of her. Jesse is an artistic boy who, in the beginning of the novel, is fearful, angry, and depressed. Through the friendship he becomes courageous and lets go of his anger and frustration.
The novel's content has been the frequent target of censors and appears on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for the decade 1990–2000. The book is studied in English studies classes in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States. PBS made a TV movie in 1985. Disney and Walden Media made a theatrical film version in 2007. Staring Josh Hutcherson as Jesse and AnnaSophia Robb as Leslie.
This summary is taken largely from Wikipedia [1]
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- On July 1, 2007, the LiveJournal community just_terabithia was created. [2]
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