| Description |
128 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 5.0 11. |
| Awards |
Newbery Medal, 1978. |
| Summary |
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. All summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win. But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls' side of the playground. Then, unexpectedly, Jess finds himself sticking up for Leslie, for the girl who breaks rules and wins races. The friendship between the two grows as Jess guides the city girl through the pitfalls of life in their small, rural town, and Leslie draws him into the world of imaginations world of magic and ceremony called Terabithia. Here, Leslie and Jess rule supreme among the oaks and evergreens, safe from the bullies and ridicule of the mundane world. Safe until an unforeseen tragedy forces Jess to reign in Terabithia alone, and both worlds are forever changed. |
| Contents |
Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. -- Leslie Burke -- The Fastest Kid in the Fifth Grade -- Rulers of Terabithia -- The Giant Killers -- The Coming of Prince Terrien -- The Golden Room -- Easter -- The Evil Spell -- The Perfect Day -- No! -- Stranded -- Building the Bridge. |
| Subject |
Friendship -- Fiction.
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Death -- Fiction.
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Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
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Friendship -- Fiction.
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Death -- Juvenile fiction.
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Death -- Fiction.
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Newbery Medal -- Juvenile fiction.
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Virginia -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Added Author |
Diamond, Donna, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0690013590 |
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9780690013597 |
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0690046359 (library binding) |
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9780690046359 (library binding) |
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9780606008617 (Turtleback) |
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0606008616 (Turtleback) |
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