Bridge To Terebithia

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Bridge to Terabithia is a novel featuring two young characters, Jess and Leslie. These characters both experience realistic problems that many kids their age face every day. Jess has a different personality and imagination than others, which gets him bullied at school. Leslie gets neglected at home, and she’s the new girl at school. Leslie uses her imagination to come up with a funny prank to get back at the school bully.

Bridge to Terabithia includes many positive elements. One thing is when Jess helps Leslie by becoming her friend. Then, Leslie helps Jess when he has anger problems and she calms him down. There are also some negative elements. One of these is that Jess is treated poorly by his family. Another is that the book’s tragedy could have been prevented.

Katherine Paterson was born in Qing Jiang, China and was born on October 24, 1932. Her dad was a principal of an all girl’s school called Sutton. When Katherine was five, she and her family were forced to leave China during the Japanese Invasion in 1937. They moved to Richmond, Virginia. Then they moved back to China where they were forced to leave again, but this time they moved to North Carolina. Katherine is a Presbyterian Christian. Her occupation is a novelist. Katherine is also an award winning American Author of books for children. Bridge to Terabithia is the most recognized book worldwide. Bridge to Terabithia was published in 1977. Right now she is the vice-president of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance. Bridge to Terabithia was made into a movie, in fact twice. The first movie was made in 1985 and then in 2007. The 2007 movie is a Disney Walden Media Co-Production. She writes books that tackle topics such as...

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Problem-Solution/ Panel

Problem 1: Jess’s family doesn’t appreciate him.

Solution 1: After the death of Leslie, everyone learns to be more appreciative and that life is fragile.

Problem 2: Jess and Leslie get bullied.

Solution 2: They fought back but end up helping the person they were bullied by.

Problem 3: Leslie dies and Jess can’t get over it.

Solution 3: Jess accepts the fact that she died and builds a new relationship with his little sister.

Vocabulary

Complacent: Feeling or showing complacency.

Dregs: The worthless part.

Dumbfounded: To strike dumb with amazement.

Foundling: A deserted infant of unknown parentage.

Garish: Bright and showy.

Parapets: A low wall about the edge of a roof.

Prescribed: To order medical treatment.

Regicide: The killing of a king.

Speculation: A theory or conjecture.

Vile: Very bad.

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