num_pages: 141
description: Jess Aarons wants to be the fastest boy in the class. He's been practising all summer and he's sure he's going to win. But when a girl moves into the neighbouring farm his life changes forever. Not only does Leslie not look or act like any of the girls in school, she also turns out to be the fastest runner.
language: English
title: Bridge to Terabithia
titlecomplete: Bridge to Terabithia
characters: Leslie Burke, Jesse Aarons
genres: Fiction, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Banned Books, Classics, Childrens, Realistic Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy
ratings_count: 530284
places: Virginia, Lark Creek, Virginia, Terabithia
awards: awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 252489600000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Zilveren Griffel, awardedAt: 284025600000
name: Vermont Golden Dome Book Award, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High
publisher: Puffin Modern Classics