Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
reviewed by Caroline
“They found the Burke girl down in the creek.” With these words:Jess:a hard working and loyal friend,meets a girl named Leslie:a rich,loyal and athletic friend,and they become united as friends witch to find a magical place(a place where they go everyday and it seems a little like home.)and danger with it beyond their minds.
Jess and a new girl Leslie become friends and swing their lives out by finding a secret place until a sudden and surprising thing happens that hits Jess in a way that he will remember for the rest of his life.
Readers will feel like they are on the handlebars going along for the ride of an adventure for Jess and Leslie with the secret place on their side.Throughout the book, Jess experiences that love,places,and friends can turn out terrifying.this surprising and winning book hosts an unforgettable cast of characters including May Belle.
The author,Katherine Paterson does an excellent job of describing the characters.Also,very rich describing words.
Both children and adults will be drawn to this book that has bravery,freedom,fitting in,kindness and many other concepts.Jess’s adventure will hook you onto the bok fastly and well.
