num_pages: 128
description: 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.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.
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: 530297
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: HarperCollins