Bridge to Terabithia in Pick-a-Shelf

Jan 09, 2012 BJ Rose rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, library-books, award-winner

I seldom read a book and like the movie more (it's usually the other way around) but this is a case where I liked the book and loved the movie, which made the book come alive even more. Kudos to Ms. Paterson for writing a story that makes the reader feel what the characters feel, and that also lends itself so wonderfully to visual imagery. ...more

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Jun 07, 2012 Susan rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fiction, young-adult

A large number of readers have shelved this as fantasy, but I just don't see it. To me, it's a sweet, simple, realistic story about young Jess and his new best friend Leslie, and the ways they help each other cope with their lives. I think I actually would've enjoyed the book more if I'd known that up front -- I kept wondering when the fantasy part would kick in. And I kept waiting for the "bridge" of the title -- it doesn't happen until near the end, but when it does, it brings the whole story ...more

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Apr 05, 2015 Lindsay rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: z-own, z-own-hardcover, 5-stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I read Bridge to Terabithia at least twice as a child. Reading it as an adult, I’ve discovered that it’s even better than I remembered. It usually doesn’t work that way, does it?

Jess is one of the most fully realized characters in literature. The interpersonal dynamics are so realistic, as are the ways our perceptions of people can shift. Characters get fleshed out as Jess comes to see them more clearly, but not a moment earlier than that; he never knows anything that he shouldn’t know. Nothing ...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Pollyanna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens-books

I read this in one afternoon as it is a very small book and I found to be a very sweet story if not a sad one at the end. I liked the characters, especially May Belle who I found quite funny. I would have given this 5 stars but I felt it could have done with being a little longer. I would have liked to have read more about Jess's and Leslie's friendship. ...more

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Nov 17, 2009 Rebekah rated it really liked it

Shelves: childhood-reads-incomplete-list

I read this book in school around the same time that My Girl was released. I was already aquainted with death but this was the first time I realized that children could also die. I remember crying in the middle of class and then getting mad at Jesse for the way he treated his sister. Wonderful book.

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