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Bridge to Terabithia is a children's novel written by Katherine Paterson. The book was originally published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell, and would win a Newbery Medal the year after. [1] The novel tells the story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons, who becomes friends with his new neighbor, Leslie Burke, after he loses a footrace to her at school.
Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 American fantasy drama film directed by Gábor Csupó (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay by David L. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell. It is based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson and stars Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Bailee Madison, Zooey Deschanel, and Robert Patrick. In the ...
He is based on her son. [1] He is played by Julian Coutts [2] in the 1985 film and by Josh Hutcherson in the 2007 film. [3] Debbie Elliott reports that "Katherine Paterson was inspired to write Bridge to Terabithia after her son's childhood best friend was struck and killed by lightning." [1] In the novel and film adaptations, Jesse Aarons ...
Zhang Wei (born January 10, 1981), also known under the pen name Tang Jia San Shao (唐家三少), [1] is a Chinese novelist. He is the author of the epic fantasy series Douluo Dalu, also known as Soul Land, which became a multimedia franchise including a TV series, an animated series, various comic adaptations and video games.
Bridge to Terabithia is a 1985 Canadian made-for-television fantasy drama film produced for the PBS series WonderWorks, starring Annette O'Toole, Julian Coutts, and Julie Beaulieu. It was shot in Edmonton, Alberta. It is based on the 1977 children's novel of the same name by Katherine Paterson.
Bridge to Terabithia, her most widely read work, was published in 1977. Terabithia was highly controversial due to some of the difficult themes, but is the most popular book she has written. [17] Some of her other books also feature difficult themes such as the death of a loved one.
In August 1974, David's best friend, eight-year-old Lisa Hill, was struck by lightning and killed. [1] His mother, author Katherine Paterson, used this real-life experience as the basis for her children's novel Bridge to Terabithia. [2] [3] David produced and co-wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of the novel released in 2007. [4]
[5] This is Johnson's second Disney film, following the 2007 family comedy film The Game Plan, also directed by Andy Fickman. AnnaSophia Robb as Sara, sister of Seth, a girl with telekinetic and telepathic powers. [6] Fickman chose Robb based on her performance as Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia. She is kind to Bruno and is the more ...