num_pages: 163
description: Jess Aarons' greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new girl boldly crosses over to the boys' side of the playground and outruns everyone.That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. Leslie has imagination. Together, she and Jess create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits. Then one morning a terrible tragedy occurs. Only when Jess is able to come to grips with this tragedy does he finally understand the strength and courage Leslie has given him.
language: English
title: Bridge to Terabithia
titlecomplete: Bridge to Terabithia
characters: Leslie Burke, Jesse Aarons
genres: Classics, Banned Books, Fantasy, Childrens, Young Adult, Middle Grade, School, Contemporary, Fiction, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 530252
places: Lark Creek, Virginia, Terabithia, Virginia
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: HarperCollins