Bridge to Terabithia

Paterson, K. (1977). Bridge to Terabithia. NY :HarperCollins Publishers

Jesse Aarons Jr. was a young boy who lived a simple life. He didn't have many friends at school, until a young girl named Leslie Burke moved into the old Perkins place. They became very good friends and did everything together. Leslie had a lot imagination and created a place in the woods called Terabithia. They both made an imaginary castle. They called their kingdom Terabithia. To get to Terabithia they had to use a rope to swing across a stream. The stream got flooded and Jesse was afraid to cross to Terabithia, but he didn't want Leslie to know. Leslie decided to go on her own and fell into the stream and drowned. Jesse was devastated at the lose of his best friend, to honor her he build a wooden bridge, to make it save to cross over to Terabithia.

I enjoyed reading this book.