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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson.
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Two-time Newbery Medal winner Katherine Paterson writes of children in crisis, at the crossroads of major decisions in their lives. Her youthful protagonists turn "tragedy to triumph by bravely choosi...
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October 21, 1932. Born in the Jiangsu Province of China in the city of Qing Jiang. "If I tell you that I was born in China of Southern Presbyterian missionary parents, I have already given away the th...
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Katherine Paterson's reverence for words coupled with her respect for the power of story prompted her to keep writing for years when, not ready to publish, she was learning her craft. Her reluctance o...
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Critical Essay by Mrs. Hildagarde Gray
Love stories, good love stories, are rare today. [Bridge to Terabithia] is a beautiful one, encompassing all the tones and nuances of deep feeling, all the entan...
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Critical Essay by Ann A. Flowers
Jess and his family are magnificently characterized; [Bridge to Terabithia] abounds in descriptive vignettes, humorous sidelights on the clash of cultures, and realist...
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Critical Essay by Jack Forman
Not only is [Bridge to Terabithia] … unusual because it portrays a believable relationship between a boy and a girl at an age when same-sex friendships are the nor...
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Critical Essay by Barbara Elleman
[Bridge to Terabithia] is not a message book, however, Paterson subtly handles [its] complex subject in an eloquent way that makes evident the expansion of her writin...
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Critical Essay by Penelope Curtis
What seems at first the main fault of [Bridge to Terabithia]—its light loosely woven structure—becomes its most important quality. The fabric of loosely...
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Friendship can be shown through the words of anyone in any form, whether it is short or long, in a simple poem to a complicated novel, even in a simple common book such as, Bridge to Terabithia. The a...
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This teaching unit helps introduce fine literature to students with a wide range of reading abilities. Each teaching unit promotes oral and written language proficiency through discussion questions...
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Katherine Paterson
Katherine (Womeldorf) Paterson
Critical Essay by Mrs. Hildagarde Gray
Analysis of Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia: Literature Resource Guide
