Paterson, K. (1972). Bridge
to Terabithia. NY: Crown.
About the Book
Jess and Leslie become fast friends even though they come from different life experiences. Leslie is an imaginative story teller and Jess is an artist. They come together and are the King and Queen of their own secret world "Terabithia." A tragedy happens and Leslie dies, leaving Jess to figure out how to navigate the world with out her brilliant soul.
Evaluative Criteria for Realistic Fiction
The theme of friendship,
family and death develops through this classic story. The Character of Jess
grows as he befriends the new girl next door. Through their adventures they
become inseparable companions, until Leslie has a tragic accident and dies.
Jess must overcome his sadness and learn to live without his best friend. Culture
is compared in this story between the country and city life. Jess lives in the
country and his family is poor. Leslie moves next door from the big city and her
family is well off. Jess learns about the culture of educated city people through
his relationship with Leslie’s family. Some of the descriptions of Jess’s home
environment is becoming less familiar to today’s youth. Soon this book may
become more of a historical fiction as society continues to change.
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