Author: Katherine Patterson
Illustrator: N/A
Awards: Newberry
Grade level: 2nd-5th
This story is about a young boy named Jess who grows up with 5 different sisters in a low-income home. Jess is determined to be the fastest boy in his grade and practices every morning before the race during recess. When the day of the race came, a new girl named Leslie Burke who just recently moved near Jess decided to race with the boys and ended up beating all of them. This sparks a new found friendship with Jess and Leslie and they create their own fantasy land called Terabithia where they can escape and let their imagination grow. The time they spend in Terabithia creates more courage in both of them and the trials they face in their daily life. One day, the music teacher invites Jess to spend a day at the galleries in Washington, and when he returns as the end of the day he discovers that Leslie had drowned in the creek trying to get to Terabithia. Jess is heartbroken at the loss of his best friend and has a difficult time coping with her death. He soon realizes that he will still have Leslie in memory and allows his little sister to visit Terabithia with him and become the new queen.
I love this book! I read it when I was younger and still to this day love it and will definitely have it in my classroom. It is a great chapter book for students in 2nd-5th grade because some vocabulary might be challenging but overall students will definitely enjoy this book. I would have this book in my classroom library and encourage students to create their own fantasy land similar to Terabithia.
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