false 2839 53 Jess Aarons is eager to start fifth grade. He's been practicing his sprints all summer, determined to become the fastest runner at school. All seems to be on track, until the new girl in class (who also happens to be Jess's new next-door neighbor), Leslie Burke, leaves all the boys in the dust, including Jess. After this rather frustrating introduction, Jess and Leslie soon become inseparable. Together, they create an imaginary, secret kingdom in the woods called Terabithia that can be reached only by swinging across a creek bed on a rope. But one morning a tragic accident befalls Leslie as she ventures alone to Terabithia, and Jess's life is changed forever. Ages 9-up. 2237401 book 1977 Bridge to Terabithia total:26795|5:9476|4:9685|3:5619|2:1483|1:532| 26795 106475 31082 2360 5 11 false false Sun Mar 30 12:34:13 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 12:34:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 10 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Mon Aug 20 19:13:50 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 19:23:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 9 false true Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jun 02 17:58:05 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 08 17:30:55 -0700 2007
The class elements went right over my head as a kid, which is strange because they're so important to the book. Also,...more...]]> 5 6 false true Tue Sep 02 17:36:49 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 17:38:46 -0700 2008 3 4 false true Fri May 25 18:02:24 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 20:15:08 -0700 2007 manipulative. I would picture the author planning her evil scheme: "I am going write about these two friends, and get the reader to like them, and then, MWAHAHA, I will KIL...more...]]> 5 3 false true Thu Apr 24 00:10:25 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 00:47:33 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 4 7 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1984 Mon Jun 04 12:10:29 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 04 12:17:57 -0700 2007 Where the Red Fern Grows and Bridge to Terabithia out loud to us (and those are just the books I was in her class for), and I seriously think she...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 23 23:32:13 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 23 23:34:00 -0700 2008
Lark Creek was the backwash of fashion. It took them a long time to accept there what everyone could see by their TV’s was OK anywhere else.

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This book is sad. It's like My Girl. The characters are innocent and fun, and the world they create with their minds is playful. However, tragedies of this kind are not my...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sun Apr 05 20:52:47 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 20:57:13 -0700 2009 5 2 false true Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1979 Sun Mar 23 15:04:08 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 13:30:23 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 19 09:47:48 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 09:49:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 16:38:03 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 30 16:40:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 10:59:10 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 14 12:52:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 15 19:43:39 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 19:46:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 23:49:05 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 23:49:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false true Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1977 Thu Feb 07 04:40:11 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 14 00:04:00 -0700 2009 The Changeling (which contrasts three children's enchanting world of imaginary play as a bastion of sanity against a real world of race prejudice, poverty, alcoholism, (implied) sexual abuse, a subtly vicious portrayal of school bullying and politics, the...more...]]>