Bridge to Terabithia

Posted by Sheila in DogEared on July 2, 2010
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BOOK NAME: Bridge to Terabithia
AUTHOR:
Katherine Paterson

This book was a great read and I went through it very quickly. I found many parts very powerful in that they threw you into the scenes and made you feel the same emotions as the characters. This is a very sad story, but please give it a chance even if you don’t like sob stories. I can’t say too much without revealing key points, so I’ll try not to make this review a spoiler!

The story has a different setting than most books. It takes place in the countryside and of course, the magical Terabithia. I can promise that you will be enchanted when you get there! You start out finding a boy, Jess, who is 11 years old and wants to be the fastest kid in the 5th grade. He has been running every morning through the summer to finally be the fastest and the best. One morning while running, Jess saw a girl sitting on a fence. Her name is Leslie and she is longing for a friend and a place that she can create in her own way. Jess and Leslie share that desire and soon they find Terabithia and crown themselves rulers.

Throughout the book, whenever they have a bad day or are just looking for something to do, they just wander to Terabithia by swinging on a rope. This is surely a book not to miss and even though a devastating event befalls them, there are still many happy endings. And one more thing to consider, it is up to you to decide if Terabithia is real or just fiction I’m not revealing what I think, but excuse me while I go now and find a rope to swing on!

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Comments

  1. jindo2108
    July 2, 2010, 12:56 pm

    Shelia- I know I should read it, but I don’t think I can. It’s just to sad! My mom and brother read it, and told me it was a heartbreaker. Convince me, guys!!!!!

  2. sudsymice4
    July 2, 2010, 1:11 pm

    UUUUUUh,I just got an account. Good morning

  3. I'mSoAwesome(and I love books)
    July 2, 2010, 6:49 pm

    I saw the movie! It was so bad!

  4. 2whitie
    July 3, 2010, 3:42 pm

    Hi sudsmice4! I want to read this soooo bad. I want to read all the books that dogeared reccomends, but if I dud that, I’d be about twenty years earning it all back. Lawnmowing does not go to far.

  5. aphiestar
    July 3, 2010, 8:22 pm

    i have only seen the movie of the bridge to terabithia

  6. jindo2108
    July 4, 2010, 12:50 pm

    Hmmmmmmm…….. to read or not to read……
    On the other hand, hiya, sudsymice4!!

  7. escape2books
    July 4, 2010, 2:01 pm

    jindo2108, sometimes books are sad to help show the deeper meaning of the book. If a vook makes you feel sad or happy that is showing that you are emotinally connected. If you felt nothing then that means that the author is not writing well anough to make you feel anything. To bo a well rounded reader than you need to read all types of books, even the sad ones. You do not have to read sad books all the time, but sometimes a good cry is needed. So do not be afraid of sad books.

  8. traveler
    July 4, 2010, 4:38 pm

    i read it too it is a good story

  9. traveler
    July 4, 2010, 6:24 pm

    I love that story and I even saw the movie it is really nice and I enjoyed it!!!:)

  10. climber
    July 4, 2010, 10:09 pm

    uhh hi… i got a account a few months ago sooo…. what r u guys up 2???

  11. DolphinDreamz
    July 5, 2010, 9:16 am

    That book was sooo sad!!!!!!! It had a lot of bad words too! (If you’ve read Hoot it’s even more than that!) The plot was pretty well done though so I’ll give it 3 1/2 stars. (Not for younger kids)

  12. zippycute
    July 5, 2010, 10:00 am

    Hi Guys!

    It is me Sheila agian! Thank you for keeping up with my new posts! I have to say that the movie is not as good as the book. So i definatly recommend reading the book first.

    Cya!
    Sheila

  13. annabethchase61
    July 5, 2010, 8:01 pm

    I’ve read the book and seen the movie…they are both so sad!! I almost cried when i read the book.

  14. 1cct7
    July 6, 2010, 5:21 am

    That book sounds pretty good! I might borrow it from my school library! I would also like to see the movie. They both sound pretty good. My sister has seen the movie and she says its pretty good, but I don’t know anyone who has read the book.

    Can’t wait to read it!

  15. greengirljane
    July 6, 2010, 6:50 am

    i onl saw the film and it was good but sad i dont really want to read the book cause its so sad as a film i usually find books better dan movies! anyone agree??

  16. Sajive
    July 6, 2010, 9:12 am

    its really bad i don’t like u no more

  17. Sajive
    July 6, 2010, 9:13 am

    talk double bogeys

  18. iloveblogs
    July 6, 2010, 9:14 am

    FAB BOOK !!!
    IT MADE ME CRY :(

  19. popgirl
    July 6, 2010, 9:14 am

    amazing book , amazing film

  20. iloveblogs
    July 6, 2010, 9:16 am

    @ JINDO2108
    IT IS AMAZING…
    NOT THAT HEARTBREAKING …TRY IT AND SEE!!!

  21. iloveblogs
    July 6, 2010, 9:26 am

    :COOL BOOK

  22. bestfriends416
    July 6, 2010, 12:58 pm

    I’ve read it and its AWSOME! I would love to see Teribithia and live there… hunt trolls, protect the Teribithians!Five thumbs up

  23. jindo2108
    July 6, 2010, 8:36 pm

    iloveblaogs and escape2books- Yeah, I suppose I should read it. It really sounds like a great book, I just tend to be cautious around these types of books. But I completely agree, escape2books, a book isn’t good if the author does not make you feel some emotion. But on the other hand, does it always have to be sad? It could make you feel mad or excited or it could make you even cower and wince. But i do agree.
    I can read sad books, just there are some that seem to sad for me. Hmmmmmm……I’m pondering……to read or not……

  24. Splash Zone
    July 7, 2010, 6:06 am

    Sounds pretty good. I’ll take a peek and see…… Wait there is Teribithia! Exscuse me a second.

  25. Mclainak
    July 7, 2010, 1:42 pm

    I HAVE HAD A VERY HIGH READING LEVLE SINCE I WAS LITTLE.A YEAR AFTER MY GRANDMA DIED (I WAS 5 YRS OLD) I READ THIS BOOK TO SEE HOW OTHER KIDS MIGHT DEAL WITH A HURT HEART LIKE MINE. JESS FEALS BLAME TO LESLES DEATH. BUT JESS HAD MADE HER LIFE SPEICAL. I HAD DONE THAT FOR MY GRANDMA.IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY LOST A FRIEND, OR A RELITIVE THIS IS A GOOD BOOK TO READ.

  26. emshemie3
    July 9, 2010, 2:22 pm

    Yes, the book is a total tear jerker! I own it.

  27. JodyMoonlight
    July 9, 2010, 9:03 pm

    This was a very sad book. It was exiting in some parts thought. All in all a good book.

  28. dalekbird
    July 11, 2010, 6:46 pm

    I read that book to. I really liked it.

  29. saraleonard
    July 12, 2010, 3:27 pm

    I love this book! I almost cried the first time I read it. I think it’s better than the movie; books usually are. Just my opinion though. :)

  30. Lillypads
    July 12, 2010, 4:32 pm

    I read this book in class. There are two movies for this if you didn’t know.

  31. starz321
    July 12, 2010, 5:15 pm

    i love this book! intersesting plot, captivating details…terribly tragic ending. ( i love tragic, dramatic endings, dont you??)
    the mere fact just makes me want to cry!!
    **sniffle**
    hold on, i’ll be back. i have to go find a tissue

  32. summergirl
    July 16, 2010, 7:02 am

    The book or movie i do not recommend! I do cry in the movie but the book no! It soo not worth spending money on! The book and movie r about the same if you agree with me as in they both stink!

    O has anyone read The Clique series! It is like awsome I wish people would write a review of it

  33. arianamus
    July 20, 2010, 2:12 pm

    i read this book a loooonnngg time ago and i dont remember it having that many swears in it. ive read the book and seen the movie, but neither of them made me cry. but thry did make me sad. im not all that emotionally efected by books and stuff like that.

  34. iluvharrypotter
    August 22, 2010, 6:45 pm

    I read the book and saw the movie, and i can’t say much for them, except that it was so sad that they shouldn’t sell the book. but talk about surprises. harry potter is much better.

  35. iwiklol
    August 23, 2010, 10:33 am

    i read this book as a class assignment and i didn’t really like it later on in the year i read Tiger Rising by Kate Dicamillo and i kept getting the characters mixed up between the 2 books i didn’t like tiger rising either . tho i guess those books just aren’t my taste

  36. happy potatoe :)
    August 24, 2010, 11:42 am

    i am in the same class as iwiklol so i also read the book. it was a good book, but the boy over-reacted WAAAAYYYYYYY to much. i wasn’t really sad at the end because it is just a book. It was a good book though.

  37. Emma
    August 31, 2010, 10:51 am

    I read the book and I literally felt like crying! It is soo sad!

  38. HaileyAllStar12323
    September 7, 2010, 10:28 pm

    Personally it was really sad in the movie and the book is way better dont give the movie a second glance!!!

  39. GylfieTheOwl
    October 20, 2010, 12:37 pm

    sounds like i shouldnt readit

  40. zoenightshade12
    November 10, 2010, 7:06 am

    Guess what? Katherine Paterson came to my bookstore for booksigning!! She was very nice and kind, and I’m glad that she spelled my name right when she signed the book!

    I:)

    ~zoe

  41. liefstoneheart
    December 23, 2010, 11:44 pm

    good book… HORRIBLE MOVIE!! DO NOT PAY TO SEE IT!!!!!!!! :( )

  42. starburst271
    March 29, 2011, 8:21 pm

    I saw the movie a long time ago, I didn’t like the ending that much. But maybe I’ll try the book because i’ve heard it’s a lot better…

  43. pielover
    December 29, 2012, 2:19 pm

    I have seen the movie it was sad because te girl went there by herself and the stream was overflowing and she swung on the rope to get across and the rope snapped and she fell in and died. It was so sad. :(

  44. pielover
    December 29, 2012, 2:26 pm

    If any of you guys want to read a really good book check out mockingbird and it is not the one from hunger games it is different you might cry just to give you a warning.

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