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A review by kathydavie
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
5.0
This was excellent. So good, that I want this for my own library, even though it is aimed at middle-grade readers in the eight-to-ten-year-old range.
It's two unexpected friends who bond through proximity and courage. A young artist denied his dreams with an outgoing, confident young lady whose family wants to give up the lures of the city for that of the bucolic countryside.
It's their friendship, and Jess' need to support his friend, to deny his fears, that leads to their "clubhouse" in Terabithia, and the subsequent accident that will leave you in tears.
Be warned, there is a very sad death in this, and yet I must recommend Paterson for her insight into the children (and those around them — that family of Jess'…hoo, boy).
Paterson writes beautifully and simply without talking down to her audience. I can certainly understand why she won those awards!
It's two unexpected friends who bond through proximity and courage. A young artist denied his dreams with an outgoing, confident young lady whose family wants to give up the lures of the city for that of the bucolic countryside.
It's their friendship, and Jess' need to support his friend, to deny his fears, that leads to their "clubhouse" in Terabithia, and the subsequent accident that will leave you in tears.
Be warned, there is a very sad death in this, and yet I must recommend Paterson for her insight into the children (and those around them — that family of Jess'…hoo, boy).
Paterson writes beautifully and simply without talking down to her audience. I can certainly understand why she won those awards!