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Bridge to Terabithia Movie Tie-in Edition
Bridge to Terabithia Movie Tie-in Edition | Katherine Paterson
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Now a major motion picture, discover the beloved Newbery Medal-winning story of Jess Aarons and Leslie Burke. Join Jess and Leslie as they form an unlikely friendship and create the imaginary land of Terabithia. There they rule as king and queen, until a terrible tragedy occurs that helps Jess understand just how much he has learned from Leslie.
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Finished over coffee this morning, and I'm so glad I finally read this book!

Starting spooky season with my new mug 🎃

#WickedWhispers #Pumpkin

Eggs So lovely 🥰 1mo
caffeinated I love this book! 1mo
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bookandbedandtea Cute mug! 1mo
TheBookgeekFrau @caffeinated Me too! I can't believe it took until my mid 50s to read it 🤦🏻‍♀️ 1mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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I was at Goodwill yesterday picking up a few books for my Little Free Library when I came across this. I've never read and I'm about to remedy that with a little outdoor reading 😎

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tpixie
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#MiddleGradeMonday #NewKidInTown

Bring your Kleenex 💔

Thanks @Karisimo

caffeinated I read this so many times in grade school. Still is one of my favourites. 2mo
tpixie @caffeinated 💙 yes, it‘s so good! 2mo
Karisimo Perfect! Thanks for sharing! 2mo
tpixie @Karisimo yes! Thx ☺️ 2mo
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sblbooks
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A classic I love that had me in tears! #MiddlegradeMonday featuring a new kid in town. @Karisimo

Karisimo Great pick! Thanks for sharing! (edited) 2mo
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Cupcakesbookishreviews
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This story was wonderful. I loved it and see why it won an award. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Rachiiebookdragon
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
Mehso-so

I am not sure if I enjoyed this one or not, it‘s dated definitely with fatphobia etc in it.

Read for reading prompts.

Library book 📖

3.75/5

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Cathyloves2read
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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I read this book because I read on Facebook that it was a real tear jerker. It didn‘t disappoint. If you‘re looking for a sad story, this is it. Al thought it was originally written for young adults, I didn‘t find the writing too young for me. I think that this is one that I‘ll pass on to my granddaughter to read. I plan on watching the movie next, and hope it‘s as good as the book. This book was written in the 1970s, but I found it ageless.

TheBookHippie My daughter‘s favorite book of all time. (She‘s 35) 10mo
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Night_Reader
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It's always exciting when I find a book that my reluctant reader enjoys. 🥳📚

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MommyWantsToReadHerBook
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I was browsing Scribd for something light yesterday and thought hmmm, this is such a classic and I've never read it. Joke's on me because I did, possibly in translation - I remember the mom being from Georgia, because I didn't understand US states yet and thought it was Georgia next to Russia 😂😂😂 And I remember the sister wearing a see-through blouse to church. A sweet Sunday reread. I didn't know the book was based on a real girl who died.

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peanutnine
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I never read this book as a child, although I had seen the movie. Reading this was every bit as magical and heartbreaking as I imagined it would be. The interview at the end with the author and her son, for whom she wrote the book, was very sweet.
August #roll100 @PuddleJumper
#2023ReadySetRead middle grade classic @Clwojick

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 14mo
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Oryx
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Just stocking up on future trauma for my nieces...

LibrarianRyan That is a beautiful edition. I love that cover. 1y
Bookzombie I reread this last year and just sobbed all over again. Love this cover too. 1y
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kimmypete1
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A surprising pick. Read this for the pop sugar challenge for author with the same initials as me and ended up liking it more than expected.

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ToBusyReading
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Just finished my February #bookspin. It took me a long time to finish this book, especially considering how small it is, but it was just so slow paced and it didn‘t really have plot to it. It was still a fun book and almost made me cry at the end but I can‘t see myself ever reading it again

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Mboyd28
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson

It was up to him to pay back the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength.

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Mboyd28
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Bridge to Terabithia is a story about two friends Jess and the new girl at school Leslie and their friendship. Leslie helps Jess work through some of his self identity problems and the two create a world of their own called Terabithia. Here they go on many adventures together.

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Mboyd28
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Bridge to Terabithia is a story about a make believe land that two friends create together to escape the world. Jess and Leslie become friends when Leslie moves into the town Jess lives in. The two make up amazing stories and go on many adventures in Terabithia.

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Jordan1201
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Patterson and illustrated by Donna Diamond was published in 1977 and won the Newberry Medal. This book is a young adult fictional story and is about two children named Leslie and Jesse who created a magical forest kingdom in their imaginations.

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Staci
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Mehso-so

It was okay. A cool kids story. There was a part that was sad, I can see why it's on the banned book list.

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Eggs My choice too! 3y
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Eggs
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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I have always loved Katherine Paterson‘s books…

#Bridge #SavvySettings @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 🌉📚❤️ 3y
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Auntynanny
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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I listened to this on audio. I think that's what made the fatphobia (mainly in the first part of the story) particularly jarring to me. I enjoyed it otherwise, though.

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Kimberlone
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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I think I probably read most of these pre-6th grade, but this post still hits hard in the 90s kid nostalgia. I‘d also add Harry Potter books 1-4 to the list. If I remember correctly GoF came out the summer between my 5th/6th grade.

sarahbellum So much nostalgia!!! 3y
Cosmos_Moon_River I‘ve reread The Giver a couple times as an adult. Still one of my all-time favorites. Have you read any of the sequels? It is a quartet! I didn‘t realize til a couple years ago. 3y
TH3F4LC0N This really takes me back! 😁 I remember reading nearly all these books as a kid. I owe Lois Lowry a certain debt, I do believe. 3y
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Kimberlone @Cosmos_Moon yes,i remember at least reading the first 3 of the series when I was younger but I don‘t really remember any of them as strongly as The Giver (which is also the best of them probably). I should probably revisit The Giver as an adult to see if it still holds up for me. 3y
Kimberlone @TH3F4LC0N yes, so many great ones by that author! 3y
Saknicole Seriously if you ask most 17 year olds here they tell you that Hatchet is their favorite book 😂 3y
Kimberlone @Saknicole makes sense! 3y
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JackOBotts
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Thank you for the tag @TheAromaofBooks 🤗
📚Yes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one I come back to every few years…and The Count of Monte Cristo. Perhaps 2021/2022 will be time for another visit!
📚Cover art does draw me in…from there it‘s a quick scan of the blurbs. I know i shouldn‘t but I do judge a book by its cover (art). 😳
📚This title also reminds me of a childhood friend. Kids - imagination - playing in nature
#ThoughtfulThursday

TheAromaofBooks I can't even get through Monte Cristo once!!! It's on my goal list for next year, though. I think if I can get into it then I will enjoy it! Same with The Three Musketeers, which I have picked up multiple times and not succeeded in finishing haha 3y
JackOBotts @TheAromaofBooks Monte Cristo is a sloooooooow burn, but worth it. I hope you enjoy! My husband gifted me the unabridged version a few years ago, so that‘s what I hope to tackle on the next re-read. 3y
TheAromaofBooks For a while my dad had a really long commute & was listening to books on tape (literally at that time haha) & I remember him listening to this one over the course of probably a month. He really loved it. 3y
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jmtrivera
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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This was a sweet and moving story that I probably would have really enjoyed as a kid. I didn't completely engage with the characters, but I loved their friendship.

GondorGirl I remember reading this in school and having to be sent into the hallway because I was sobbing. 3y
jmtrivera @GondorGirl I suspect I would've been the same way had I read it as a kid! 3y
annahenke This is such a SAD one 3y
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paulareadsallthetime
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A good book about friendship. I enjoyed reading about Jesse and Leslie and their adventures together in Terabithia. It is a frigid tale but so very good.

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amber_ldsmom
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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#NewberyEpicChallenge books for May!

1. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
2. Shen of the Sea by Arthur Bowie Chrisman

Butterfinger I love how they do represent diversity. 4y
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EdnaC
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“Just close your eyes and and keep your mind wide open.”

Powered_By_Plants The film always make me cry , I hadn‘t realised it was a book. Did you enjoy it? 4y
EdnaC @Powered_By_Plants it is one of my all time favorite books. I read it when I was young and just loved it. The movie is great too. I read it again with my kids two years ago and it‘s as good as I remembered. :) 4y
Powered_By_Plants How lovely , I must read it . It‘s been on my stack for a while 🥰 4y
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MatchlessMarie
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Finished last night. There was an interview at the end with the author and her son who co-wrote the screenplay for the movie, so I think I need to watch that next! Also I am feeling good about having completed both my #BookSpin and #DoubleSpin books for January. I hope I can keep it up the rest of the year.

Crazeedi Yay for you! I actually read both this month too!! 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Fantastic month!! 4y
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MatchlessMarie
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I was thrilled to learn that Robert Sean Leonard narrates this book 😍 when I couldn‘t find my print copy (I‘ve been packing). Just might be able to finish my January #BookSpin after all.

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merelybookish
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So I listened to this short classic today and bawled my eyes out. 😭

SoapboxEdits Every time! Even with the movie! Beautiful story! 4y
Ruthiella I‘ve never read it. But I want to! 4y
merelybookish @SoapboxEdits Yes, I can imagine! 4y
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Suet624 Another wonderful author who lives in #Vermont. 😀 4y
merelybookish @Ruthiella Ive had it on my TBR for years! But it's a pretty quick read 4y
merelybookish @Suet624 Beautiful place to live! 🙂 4y
Blaire I loved this book as a kid. Due for a reread. 4y
merelybookish @Blaire Grab your tissues! 4y
Centique I bawled watching the movie 😭😭 4y
merelybookish @Centique Am on the fence about whether I will watch the movie. Maybe I'll wait til I need a good cry! 4y
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MatchlessMarie
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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A little late posting my #BookSpinBingo card. I had to sub out my double spin book because I ended up finishing it before the 4th. I chose A Midsummer Night‘s Dream since one of the other books on this card is a parody of it and I have only ever read an adapted version of the original.

TheAromaofBooks Looks great!! 4y
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ElleMNOpe
Bridge To Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Both heartwarming & heartbreaking with great narrative style. I think it is SO important for the middle grade protagonists to tell their own story rather than having an outside narrator. It makes the emotions & events so much more powerful & honest. This is pulled off wonderfully with this one. It was additionally impactful to learn that this story was based on the author's son's personal experience as a young child. Got me right in the feels.

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AlyssaC123
Bridge To Terabithia | Katherine Paterson

11/16-11/20
Fantasy/ Family
In the chapters that I read in this book, I saw that the author used lots of old words that I don't find in newer books and contraction words. One example of a contraction word that I see lots in the book is “Yes'm“. I think that word is a contraction of “Yes“ and “Ma'am“. I don't see this word in books that I have read that were published after Bridge To Terabithia.

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AlyssaC123
Bridge To Terabithia | Katherine Paterson
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Children's literature
I picked this book because the summary and the title was interesting. I also thought the cover was fascinating to look at.

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sam07
Bridge To Terabithia | Katherine Paterson

10/22-10/20
Fiction
The book takes place in Virginia in the mid 1970's, Leslie and Jess lives on the countryside. If this book were to change the place and time, they would be in city. The plot won't really change because in the book Leslie moves into the neighborhood where Jess lives in.

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sam07
Bridge To Terabithia | Katherine Paterson

10/15-10/20
Fiction
Jesse and Leslie's friendship is what I can related on. There friendship is simple, they're childish exploits fraught with amusement and joy. I related more on their friendship rather than any character. Their friendship isn't always carefree, their friendship is magical it allows them to rejoice and escape the pressures that is being forced onto them. It gets them to be their true selves around each other.

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sam07
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Jess was an outcast in his family. He was more interested in art than doing farm work. He was lonely in the house being the only boy and his father didn't spend much time with the boy. Upon meeting each other they both changed, Jess became more imaginative and Leslie became more compassionate. They both needed each other because they understood one another. They trusted each other and both needed an escape from reality.

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Ladygodiva7
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Two days late! @EadieB thanks for the tag!

1. I don‘t usually do anything for Halloween but my husband wants to dress up the dog and take her for a walk lol.

2. I‘m grateful for good friends, we swapped funny memes and cat pics to each other all week.

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sam07
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10/02/20

I chose this book because it's very close to reality. The book views how kids can go through difficulties as well, relying on their imagination to help distract them. This book is also a bit dark when we go a bit more deeper into the story, it has a tragedy, imagination and friendship which is what interested me to read it.

LibrarianRyan I love this book. It is still one of my all time favorites. What was your favorite part. 4y
SW-T This was a good one. One of the few that made me cry. Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon 😊 4y
Eggs Great 📚Welcome to Litsy 🥳 4y
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SW-T
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#ThankfulThursday @Cosmos_Moon @EadieB

1. It‘ll be quieter, and more relaxed. No pressure with parties, cooking, or figuring out how many treats to get.

2. Started a new job today and so far my coworkers seem like an awesome group to be part of.

Would you like to play @Aleksandra_G @whatrebeccasread @NovelNancy @Kayla8 @readingwino @Boooooks @BooksCoffeeNurse

Aleksandra_G I wish you luck on your new job 🍀🍀🍀 Yes, I will play 🥰 Thank you for tagging me 😊 4y
Cosmos_Moon_River Sounds like a positive outlook for relaxation. Congratulations on your new job and hope you love it. 4y
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Kayla8 Thanks for tagging me! No one ever tags me in these things! I‘m a day late but I‘ll still play! And good luck on your new job 🙂 4y
SW-T @Kayla8 Thank you! ☺️ 4y
Lesliereads Congrats and wishing you good things on your new job! 4y
Centique Great news about the new job! Best wishes for your first few weeks 💕 4y
SW-T @Lesliereads Thank you so much! 😊 4y
ValerieAndBooks Good luck with the new job! 4y
SW-T @ValerieAndBooks Thank you! 😊 4y
NovelNancyM Currently living overseas so don't plan to celebrate Halloween. I'm grateful for almost everything as I have the privilege to have not yet been directly affected by COVID. Best of luck in your new job!
4y
SW-T @NovelNancy Thank you! 😊 Hope you and yours continue to stay safe from COVID! 4y
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monalyisha
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YES. 😭😍

Chrissyreadit 🙌❤️❤️🙌 4y
hujia yeah 4y
hujia The book is so powerful for us to see the world and create a colorful world in our heart. 4y
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monalyisha @hujia Absolutely! My favorite picture book re: colorful worlds (& the ways in which language creates & emboldens them) is 4y
PurpleTulipGirl I‘m going to be a reading buddy for the 8-year old granddaughter of a friend. We‘re starting with Little House in the Big Woods, and I can‘t wait, because I loved those books as a kid. I read them over and over. 4y
monalyisha @PurpleTulipGirl I hope she loves them, too! And even if she doesn‘t, I know she‘ll love reading with you. 💕 4y
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Rissa1
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No matter how many time I read this, or watch the movie, I always cry. This may have been the 1st book to cause me to cry.

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JessicaO
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Bridge to Terabithia is a MF book that focuses on the wonders of imagination. Written by Katherine Paterson, this book won the Newbery Medal award! Discover the magical kingdom of Terabithia with Leslie Burke and Jess Aaron‘s, the main characters! Read about unbreakable friendships, loving families, and heartbreaking twists that leave you completely in love with the story and wanting to visit Terabithia yourself! #ucflae3414su20

JessicaO This book is great for LCs or IR. For LC purposes, I linked a lesson plan that guides critical thinking questions and a great discussion with students! UDL 2.1 to clarify vocabulary and symbols and ESOL strategy #2 to promote cooperation are great for this lesson plan align with this lesson plan. There is some difficult vocabulary, so just touch on these with your students in the group setting! (edited) 4y
CameoD I love this book and the movie that went along with it! Your idea to use this as an LC opportunity was terrific :) 4y
DrSpalding This is another story that truly evokes emotions. Utilizing resources that highlight higher level vocabulary is a wise choice. 4y
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Recklesslove
Bridge to Terabithia | Katherine Paterson

"Like God in the Bible, they looked at what they had made and found it very good."

I'm not ready for what's to come later ?

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JenniferTapler
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#MiddleGradeMarch Survey! #mgms
1. I‘ve loved reading since I was a small child. It was something my parents always encouraged and they never said no to buying a book, a privilege I‘ve been fortunate enough to continue with my own child. Sweet Valley High, Books by Christopher Pike, RL Stine
2. MTV, The Princess Bride, The Goonies, riding my bike to the library and all over town
3. Iran-Contra, Bush beats Dukakis, Fall of Berlin Wall

megnews Sweet Valley 💓 5y
sblbooks I 💚 The Goonies, thanks for playing! 5y
Butterfinger How could I forget the Goonies? 5y
BookishMe Sweet Valley High 🖐🏽💗 5y
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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This was my #tearjerker for the February #ReadWithMrBook still gets emotional whenever I think about it. 😭

@MrBook

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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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O, my. I think I just read my #tearjerker without even realising.
The rich imagination and sense of adventure capture my heart. So imagine my shock at the end.
The thing is I've seen the movie - many years back - but I couldn't remember how it ended. So I thought I'll read it and then I'm sure to remember. Now I believe I blocked out the ending for obvious reason...😭

This book striped me down to my core.

Scochrane26 I remember reading this as a kid & sometimes think about revisiting it, but I know I‘ll cry, so I haven‘t yet. 5y
Enchanted_Bibliophile @Scochrane26 If ever you need a reason to cry, you could just use this book as an excuse 😉 5y
LibrarianRyan Every time. Every stinking time. And the movie they made is a loving dedication to the book. It also makes me 😥😥😭😭😢😢 5y
Enchanted_Bibliophile @LibrarianRyan 😭 I'm trying to find the movie. Want to re-watch it to see why I blocked out the ending. 5y
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Enchanted_Bibliophile
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📖 Bridge to Terabithia and Trigger Warning
🎨Trying to Paint and Draw
📚 My #BookSpin books: The Help & Monster of Men

#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain

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