So often in young adult (I hate that phrase) books the supporting cast is nominal and rather flat. They are there for a specific reason, to move the story along. Family, teachers, and other supporting characters are well drawn. What makes this story so different is the depth the characters have, and not just hero and heroine. The story of two kids and the imaginary world they inhabit isn’t groundbreaking. No other book earned such an emotional reaction with boxes of tissue being passed around the classroom while we listened as one of our new best friends died.
No other book had us talking about it at lunch and wondering what would happen next. No other book had been as compelling to us before. She read “Rifles for Waite” by Harold Keith, the book that led me to my profession as an historian, she also read “Bridge to Terabithia.” She simply sat down, opened the book, and started reading. Harris, reads a book out loud every day after lunch. Sixth grade, a new school, I’m changing and so is the world around me. I love this book and have given copies to a variety of people over the years, all of whom agree with me, it’s a magical read.
I am doing this review from memory, since my signed copy is still in a moving box and I haven’t read it for a few years. Publication Info: HarperTrophy May 24, 2005
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