Brige to Terabithia By: Katherine Paterson

Significance: I chose this book because the summary on the back looked really good, and it got in award so it must be good. :) I think what the author is trying to say in this book is no matter how old you are you can still act like a kid, and have an imagination, which is exactly what Jesse and Leslie do. And even though they're in fifth grade, and most people their age would act way older than they are and not play around and image, they created their own imaginary world. And as times got hard and life got complicated, Terabithia became their getaway, their own spot to be the rulers, where life stayed simple.


Perspective: This book was created by Katherine Paterson. I think it was written in maybe the 1980's, because of some of the text, such as how little Jesse's family members got for christmas (or at least a little in our world) and how each child only got one gift. The clothes they wore also suggested it, and Jesse's bad grammar and slang was much more normal back then than now-a-days.

Evidence: I think the argument that's being made is that not all bullies are actually bad people, they've just had some unlucky things happen to them; there's always a reason that someone treats you that way. In Jesse and Leslie's case, their bully was abused at home, and that's why she treated everyone so badly. But once Leslie started to comfort the bully in hard times, they created some sort of a bond, and they saw through the bully's tough image. I know this is fact not opinion because at lots of different times the author explained that the bully was abused, and then that she was opening up much more, and becoming much more friendly once Leslie started understanding her situation, and not judging her.


Connections: I think this work connects to the real world because there are many people in the world like Jesse and Leslie, who are best friends with different family situations (siblings, wealth, etc.) plus, a lot of kids use their imagine and create things like they did with Terabithia.


Supposition: If i hadn't read this book, I'd probably be more scared to use my imagination and create things, because people would think I'm imature or something. I mean, I am imature, but ya know... Plus, if I hadn't read this, I don't think I would've realized how lucky I am to be in my current situation. When I look at Jesse's family and how little they have, but how thankful he is for all he has, it makes me feel terrible. And it shows me how much I should be grateful for what I have and not take it for granted.