Jess Aroons trained all summer to become the best runner in fifth grade. And he would have achieved his goal if it weren't for the new girl, Leslie Burke, who beat him to it. But this loss does not stand in the way of true friendship, and the children spend their days in the forest, where they invent a magical kingdom called Terabithia. In the real world, they face difficulties at school, tests of strength, minor fears, and... the understanding that you must always move f...
