Plot Summary: This is a Newbery award winning novel by Katherine Paterson. Jesse Aarons is a fifth grader who wants nothing more than to be the fastest kid in school. He thinks that he has it in his pocket, until a new girl Leslie shows up and beats the pants off of him. After his initial anger wears off, Jesse starts to realize that Leslie is pretty cool. For one thing, she doesn't let anyone push her around. Leslie also has no problem with standing up to the school buddy.
These two form a friendship despite the huge differences in their family lives. Jesse's family is poor and he has to wear his sister's hand me down girly sneakers, yet Leslie's family is well off and lives a different kind of lifestyle. They get along and enjoy each other's company, fighting off the school bully together, and creating their magical make-believe world that they rule in the woods behind their houses. In Terabithia, they defeat the monsters that try to get them and protect and conquer. This story of friendship and tragedy is touching and real.
These two form a friendship despite the huge differences in their family lives. Jesse's family is poor and he has to wear his sister's hand me down girly sneakers, yet Leslie's family is well off and lives a different kind of lifestyle. They get along and enjoy each other's company, fighting off the school bully together, and creating their magical make-believe world that they rule in the woods behind their houses. In Terabithia, they defeat the monsters that try to get them and protect and conquer. This story of friendship and tragedy is touching and real.
Genre: Realistic Fiction/Family
Rating: PG
Age Group: Ages 10 and up
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