Bridge to Terabithia
A Newbery Award Winner
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · June 17, 1987
The classic Newbery Medal–winning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brand-new bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine herself and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo.
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- Who it’s for
- Middle grade readers interested in friendship and adventure
- Themes
- Friendship, Loss & Grief, Imagination
- Pacing
- Reflective
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The classic Newbery Medal–winning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brand-new bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine herself and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo. 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.
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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. 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.
Who it’s for
- Middle grade readers interested in friendship and adventure
- Readers exploring themes of loss and healing
Where it sits
| Loss & Grief | 78% |
|---|---|
| Friendship | 76% |
| Magic & Fantasy | 46% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Farm Animal Stories
- The Classics
- Horror & Ghost Stories
- Magic & Fantasy
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- Loss & Grief
- Friendship
- New Experiences
- Immigration & Moving
- Authors
- Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 17, 1987
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Friendship · Loss & Grief · Imagination
- Reading lane
- Farm Animal Stories