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The bridge to terabithia novel6/25/2023 Although he acts harshly towards her in their initial contact, believing he doesn’t need any more girls in his life, they become quick friends. While running one morning, Jess is approached by a girl from a family who had recently moved in. It helps him train to be the fastest kid in the fifth grade. Both make him feel free from all the troubles that are hurled towards him every day. Jess can only escape through two things - drawing and running. This leaves Jess at the mercy of his mother and four sisters. His father works through most days, and when he’s not working, he’s resting so that he can go back to work. It follows Jess, a boy about to enter fifth grade, and his struggles living in a house full of women. The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson may be kept in the children’s section of the NASH Library, but everyone can read and appreciate its message all the same. She proceeded to guide me over to the children’s section, where I quickly found it. Wienand because I was sure we had the book in the library. I spent 5 minutes scanning the shelves for Katherine Paterson’s name, but all I could find were all those Maximum Ride books by James Patterson. So, when April finally rolled around, I headed to the library in search of this month’s book. I remember watching the movie probably about a decade ago, and it always struck a chord with me. When I saw The Bridge to Terabithia on lists of banned books, I figured I had to read it.
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