Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson
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Bridge to Terabithia

Author: Katherine Paterson

Narrator: Robert Sean Leonard

Unabridged: 3 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/18/2009


Synopsis

This beloved Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson is a modern classic of friendship and loss.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.

About Katherine Paterson

Katherine Paterson is one of the world’s most celebrated and beloved authors. Among her many awards are two Newberys and two National Book Awards, and she was recently named a ""Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. She has been published in more than 22 languages in a variety of formats, from picture books to historical novels.

About Robert Sean Leonard

Robert Sean Leonard has starred on the New York and London stages and in such films as Dead Poets Society, Much Ado About Nothing, Swing Kids, and The Age of Innocence. He can currently be seen in the hit medical drama, House, M.D.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine on August 20, 2007

When I read this in fourth grade, I loved it because it was enchanting, and reminded me very much of 'secret hideouts' I made with friends at the same age. When I read it again later in life, aloud to my younger brother and sister ages 10 and 12, I was choking back tears to keep reading aloud, and t......more

Goodreads review by Whitney on April 12, 2017

You would think that even after seeing the movie and knowing how this ends I wouldn't cry, but here I am. This book was very enjoyable! I can't remember if I read it as a kid, but it was definitely worth reading now that I'm older. The writing is pretty and gives you a very country-vibe with vibrant......more

Goodreads review by Reading_ on September 30, 2024

My damn heart is broken 😭😭😭😭😭😭 This book broke my heart and left me in tears when I finished up reading it. And I was not expecting it to be this sad and devastating in the end as I went into this children's classic blindly. The story tells about the blooming friendship between two kids, Jesse Aarons,......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on May 22, 2023

Unlike most readers here, I learned about this book only after my teenage years. I envy those who were able to read it when they were young. I will compensate for it, though, by giving this book to my future son or daughter, as I think that this is a book that all kids should read. Creating secret h......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on September 24, 2018

Oh I loved this book too! Its so sweet, and sad and wonderful. I cried. My teacher read it out loud in my 5th grade class and when the character died, I turned to the little boy next to me , and said, "That's not true is it?" and he looked at me with tears in his eyes and nodded. It was probably one......more