Bridge to Terabithia

Heather Evilsizor Book Analysis Children’s Literature/ ENG 230-80 Lisa Crumit-Hancock 24 April 2001 Bridge to Terabithia All children can relate in someway to Katherine Patterson’s Newberry Medal-winning children’s novel, Bridge to Terabithia. The characters are realistic people who could be one’s next door neighbors. From the shy and demure Jess to the vivacious and carefree Leslie, every kid can relate to one of the characters in this novel. The themes in this novel …

…with May Belle. There are a lot of children out there like Jess who are alone and scared and they just need to find their own Terabithia to give them courage to face the antagonists of their world. That is why Bridge to Terabithia is an excellent book for young readers. It gives them hope that they can face their world too. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Work Cited Patterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. New York. Harper Trophy. 1977.