The story, set in a small town in the US, is about two lonely 10 year olds, Jesse Aarons and Leslie Burke who find each other's company enjoyable because they are different from the rest of the kids. Jesse is fond of drawing and he feels unappreciated. Leslie comes from the city, reads a lot of children's fantasy books,her parents are writers, and does not have television at home. Before Leslie transfers to Jesse's school, he is the fastest runner. So, their friendship starts with jealousy because Leslie runs faster than Jesse and hate but they end up as king and queen of Leslie's make believe world of Terabithia. When my 4th grade teacher read this to us, I loved it because it was enchanting, and reminded me very much of 'secret hideouts' I made with friends. I vividly remember her crying as she read the book to us. When I read it aloud to my students, I was choking back tears to keep reading, and they were crying. It shows that kids are people too. They need to escape. Sometimes they have to go to their hideout to cope and deal with thing, but they come back stronger. All of us need a place to escape and cope with our issues in my own world, just like Leslie and Jesse do in Terabithia. Where is your Terabithia?
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