The40thanniversaryeditionoftheclassicNewberyMedal-winningtitlebybelovedauthorKatherinePaterson,withbrand-newbonusmaterialsincludinganauthor’snotebyKatherineherselfandaforewordbyNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorKateDiCamillo.JessAaronshasbeenpracticingallsummersohecanbethefastestrunnerinthefifthgrade.Andhealmostis,untilthenewgirlinschool,LeslieBurke,outpaceshim.ThetwobecomefastfriendsandspendmostdaysinthewoodsbehindLeslie’shouse,wheretheyinventanenchantedlandcalledTerabithia.Onemorning,LesliegoestoTerabithiawithoutJessandatragedyoccurs.ItwilltaketheloveofhisfamilyandthestrengththatLesliehasgivenhimforJesstobeabletodealwithhisgrief.BridgetoTerabithiawasalsonamedanALANotableChildren’sBookandhasbecomeatouchstoneofchildren’sliterature,ashavemanyofKatherinePaterson’sothernovels,includingTheGreatGillyHopkinsandJacobHaveILoved.
