Brief Summary Of The Book 'Bridge To Terabithia'

Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia is about a boy named Jesse who is poor and neglected within his family since he is the only boy out of four children. Being the only boy, this means Jesse is often the only one working on the farm since his whiny sisters, with the exception of his littlest sister May Belle who adores Jesse, manage to escape doing chores. All summer, he has been running in preparation of his first day of fifth grade, where all the fourth and fifth grade boys run races everyday and he is determined to be the fastest. When the first day of school arrives, however, a girl named Leslie Burke runs with the boys and beats them all. Being a girl makes her not even allowed to run in the first place, so when she beats Jesse, who had been practicing all summer, he is very cold and rude to her. This however doesn’t last long as Jesse realizes she is very smart and positive. Leslie comes from a rich family and is the only child so she is a complete change from Jesse’s broke and hectic life. …show more content…
Terabithia is a great place to escape bullies and home problems. One bully Janice Avery, steals a twinkie from Jesse’s little sister May Belle, causing Leslie and Jesse to get revenge on her by writing a fake love letter and embarrassing her in front of everyone. Leslie later finds her crying and it is revealed that Janice has severe family issues causing her to lash out at people and cause Jesse and Leslie to comfort her. This reveals the true nature of Leslie and Jesse because of the guilt they felt at embarrassing Janice when most thought it was