Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Bridge to Terabithia
Book Review: You Should Read It!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an 8 year old girl. This is a great book. You're in for a shocker if you read it to almost the end.Book Review: Young readers don't like being preached to anymore than you or I do
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a book with a mission, and with an agenda to accomplish. I did not like this book one bit when I was made to read it, and I always loved books. I was the kid you couldn't get to play a video game with you because I was probably reading a book 4 grade levels above me. I sympathize with the young reviewers who say they didn't like it either.
It *is* a boring book, for kids. Young reviewers are not being petulant or exercising undeveloped literary judgment when they say so. Adults may be compelled by interior drama and socio-economic details. I was merely confused and bored. The class/wealth issues with the families were completely lost on me. And when the climax of the book occurred, I remember being really *really* pissed. I was enough of a reader to know what the writer did there, and transparently why: to "teach" me about something I "needed" to know about the unfairness of life. No, really?
It's heavy handed, and any honest child knows that, and resents being tricked.
This is still a worthwhile book for young readers. A number of kids will always love it every year. But if some young people tell you they don't like the book, it isn't because it "breaks all the childhood rules" of living in a death-denying fantasy world. It's because it's a transparent, heavy-handed, didactic tome and kids don't like being tricked or preached to anymore than you or I do.
Book Review: a greatly written story
Summary: 4 Stars
Have you ever created a magical place? In this book Brige to Terabithia Jess and Leslie create a kingdom where they learn to face fears in the real world. Jess isn't a creative mind, so Leslie helps him. Then one day a terible thing happens and Jess has to have the strength to belive himself. In this story Jess is a lonley kid, but then a girl named Leslie moves in. The two become friends, and Leslie and Jess create a place called Terabithia. Jess doesn't have a wide imagination and that is what Terabithia is all about. Leslie has to teach him and they become king and queen of terabithia.
I think the message the author wants to share is that you can belive with someone's inspiration, but if you think hard enough you can belive yourself.
I think this was a great story myself. I would recommend it to anyone who is creative and has a good imagination. You can then connect more and enjoy it more. It should also be more understandable that way.
With a surprising heart breaking ending, I assure you, you will like it.
Book Review: bridge to terabithia
Summary: 5 Stars
Cornwall N.Y. sixth grader
I am a sixth grader The Bridge to Terabithia is a very good book filled with action, excitement, adventure, and imagination. I really enjoyed this book a lot, I am normalcy picky about fiction book but this one stood out to me. I like the characters in this book a lot there names are Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. I think these characters fit this book very well. This book is also very, very surprising I would like to tell u a very good part of the book that surprised me but, I wouldn't want to give away any very good parts of the book. One of the parts I will tell you about is when Jess is training all summer to be the fastest runner in the whole fifth grade but that all changed when he got a new neighbor Leslie Burke. It was the fist day back at school and all the kids were racing Jess thought he would be the fastest but, he was beaten buy Leslie. You are probably wondering why it is called the Bridge to Terabithia. Well it's called that because Leslie doesn't have a T.V. so she uses her imagination so one day she and Jess make an imaginary land were they go on many pretend quest to save there imaginary Kingdom. That is why i like this book alot.
Book Review: cornwall new york i am a sixth grader the bridge to terabithia
Summary: 5 Stars
Cornwall N.Y. sixth grader
I am a sixth grader The Bridge to Terabithia is a very good book filled with action, excitement, adventure, and imagination. I really enjoyed this book a lot, I am normalcy picky about fiction book but this one stood out to me. I like the characters in this book a lot there names are Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. I think these characters fit this book very well. This book is also very, very surprising I would like to tell u a very good part of the book that surprised me but, I wouldn't want to give away any very good parts of the book. One of the parts I will tell you about is when Jess is training all summer to be the fastest runner in the whole fifth grade but that all changed when he got a new neighbor Leslie Burke. It was the fist day back at school and all the kids were racing Jess thought he would be the fastest but, he was beaten buy Leslie. You are probably wondering why it is called the Bridge to Terabithia. Well it's called that because Leslie doesn't have a T.V. so she uses her imagination so one day she and Jess make an imaginary land were they go on many pretend quest to save there imaginary Kingdom. That is why i like this book alot.