Bridge to terabithia

3. BridgetoTerabithia

4. Katherine Paterson

5. Katherine Paterson
was born in china 1932 (age 84).
-She is an American woman. She got married on 1962 and had 4
sons.
-Her works were written into English and Chinese languages.
-She is the best known writer for children’s novels .
-The most famous works for Katherine are:-
1- Jacob Have I Loved
2- The Master Puppeteer .
3- The Great Gilly Hopkins

6. -The novel is about two -fifth graders (Jess & Leslie) . Jess has been
practicing all summer for the school races .Everyone is shocked when a
new kid beats all of the boys during the race .That kid is Leslie ,and
eventually she and Jess become good friends.
-Jess and Leslie suffer from the same issues either at school or home.
Jess is pressured into giving up drawing which he loves whereas Leslie
is being bullied , her parents are often works so much that they have
time for her .
-Jess and Leslie find a place in the woods that they name Terabithia.
The only way to get there is a rope swing across the creek. They call
themselves the king and queen of Terabithia, and when they're there,
they use their imagination to live in a world where they are able to
forget about any problems they have. Through their friendship and
imaginary world in Terabithia, both Jess and Leslie are able to be
themselves and not worry about what the rest of the world thinks of
them.

7. -One morning, Leslie decides to go to Terabithia alone, and a
terrible accident happens. As Leslie is crossing the creek, the
rope breaks and she drowns in the water. Jess is heartbroken.
At first he doesn't believe that she has died, but he realizes
that through her friendship she has given him the strength
to deal with his sadness and face his problems.

8. Characters
Jess Aarons :-
The protagonist character of the novel . He is lonely
.He lose on the race at school. Jesse is a talented
,intelligent and imaginative child . The boy who
become a friend with lesile .

9. Leslie Burke :-
-Jess’s neighbor and best friend. She is highly intelligent and
imaginative . It’s her idea to build a fantasyland named
terabithia.

10. Miss Edmunds
The music teacher at the school . Jess is deeply in love with her .
She seems a creature from another world to him . She is a beautiful
woman with a beautiful look and smile for all the students .She
encourages artistic talent for Jess.

11. Theme:-
1-Friendship.
2-Childhood.
3-Education.
4-Emagination.

13. Presented by:
-Nermeen Abu Hashem