Genre: fantasy/ Fiction
Author: Katherine Patterson
His Misery/ the characters
Jesse is a boy who is having a miserable life at the moment. this is because of the bullying he gets at school from Gary who is not only a tease to Jesse but also one of the fast runners like Jesse. but Gary isn't the only bully, Janice is the meanest girl you could ever meet, looking like a tomboyish intimidating person. From taking little kids Twinkies to making girls pay to use the toilets. And don't even get me started on the irritation he gets from his sister, or the duties he is burdened with from his father.
Formation of a friendship
In a race he is beaten by a new girl called Leslie; a friendly cheerful girl that sees the world as an adventure. Because a girl beat him in a race, Jesse in humiliated and ashamed. Until later on when they walked home together, with Leslie being kind and caring in the situation that Jessie is in and form a great friendship between each other.
Journey starting
One day when they were hanging together after school, they find themselves swinging from side to side of a creek and then end up on the other side exploring the land. it was not until Jesse opened his heart did he see the pure beauty that Leslie saw. They called it Terabithia!
Turning Reality into their fantasyJesse started visiting the place more and more times with Leslie and discovered an abandoned tree house. To mark this area they fixed it all up and claimed it as theirs. Jesse being reminded of Janice the school bully suddenly saw her or a figure look like her in Terabithia. Imagine her but ten times bigger like a giant and covered in plants for clothes. But rather than Janice being mean to him, she catches him when he was falling from the top of a tree to get his fathers keys from there. then releasing him softly to safe ground. This changing Jesse's point of view of Janice. the weird thing was, is that Janice was also kind at school too when Leslie was nice to her. it was like his fantasy turned into real life.
So everything has been alright so far, so what's wrong with it? well you'll just have to read it yourself to find out......
Personal view
I love this story, except it gets really sad i hate the ending of it....... why does it have to end like that!! The imagination used is so creative and unique. i give this a 4/5 just 'cause me personally I don't like sad endings. but I did love.
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