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Before going to graduate school, she was a teacher for one year and after graduate school, she moved to japan to be a missionary. Bridge to terabithia 1977, by katherine paterson is a comingofage, heartwrenching but exciting book about jesse aarons and leslie burke who rule an imaginative land called terabithia to escape the pressures of school, bullies and family. An analysis of the main themes in bridge to terabithia, a. I gave this book a 3 star rating,because it was very interesting because jesse and i have younger siblings and their behavior is the same they are bad and he wanted to accomplish something that the other kids couldnt beat him at.
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The author is katherine paterson and this book won the newbery medal back in 1978. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind leslies house, where they invent an enchanted land called terabithia. Jess has been practicing all summer for the school recess races. Bridge to terabithia rack by katherine paterson books. Paterson has received numerous awards for her writing, including national book awards for the master puppeteer and the great gilly hopkins, as well as newbery medals for jacob have i loved and bridge to terabithia.
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