Bridge to Terabithia

This novel written by Katherine Paterson, is the story of two lonely children, named Jess and Leslie, who create a magical forest kingdom called Terabithia. This is an imaginary land of monsters, ogres and giants, which these childen, ruled as king and queen. Leslie is a newcomer to Jess´s school and despite many differences between them, including that she´s rich and he´s poor, she´s a city girl and he´s a country boy, they become close friends. The creation of the new land is the way they find to escape from home and school, where they aren´t well treated. This unreal world lets them forget for a moment about their parents, sisters, teachers and classmates. That´s why in Terabithia they set up their own rules. I think that what makes this novel interesting is that, although it´s written for children, it covers many issues related to adult´s life such as love, depression, loneliness, friendship and admiration. In my opinion, it´s really a fascinating and entertainig novel and I´m sure you´ll enjoy reading it.

Bryana