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Bridge to Terabithia is a children's novel written by Katherine Paterson; it is about two children named Leslie and Jesse who create a magical forest kingdom in their imaginations. The book was originally published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell , and in 1978, it won the Newbery Medal . [ 1 ]
He is based on her son. [1] He is played by Julian Coutts [2] in the 1985 film and by Josh Hutcherson in the 2007 film. [3] Debbie Elliott reports that "Katherine Paterson was inspired to write Bridge to Terabithia after her son's childhood best friend was struck and killed by lightning." [1] In the novel and film adaptations, Jesse Aarons ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Terabithia, a fictional location from the novel Bridge to Terabithia; See also
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Bridge to Terabithia, her most widely read work, was published in 1977. Terabithia was highly controversial due to some of the difficult themes, but is the most popular book she has written. [17] Some of her other books also feature difficult themes such as the death of a loved one.
Bridge to Terabithia might refer to: Bridge to Terabithia (novel) , a 1977 novel by Katherine Paterson Bridge to Terabithia (1985 film) , a 1985 made-for-TV film adaptation of the novel
Dr. Jonathan Shay, in his book Achilles in Vietnam The entire military is “a moral construct,” said retired VA psychiatrist and author Jonathan Shay . In his ground-breaking 1994 study of combat trauma among Vietnam veterans, Achilles in Vietnam , he writes: “The moral power of an army is so great that it can motivate men to get up out of ...
The Guns of August (published in the UK as August 1914) is a 1962 book centered on the first month of World War I written by Barbara W. Tuchman. After introductory chapters, Tuchman describes in great detail the opening events of the conflict. The book's focus then becomes a military history of the contestants, chiefly the great powers.