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''Bridge to Terabithia'' is a novel by Katherine Paterson, and there are two [[Film of the Book|film adaptations]] (a 1985 [[Made for TV Movie]] by the [[PBS]] and a 2007 theatrical film produced by [[Walden Media]]).
Jesse, the main character, is a young boy who lives in a small rural town. He practices running during the summer because he wants to be the fastest runner in his grade at school. A girl named Leslie moves in next door to Jesse and starts winning all the races; despite this, the two become best friends. They decide to find a place just for them in nearby woods, and spend many hours there, enjoying games of make-believe in their "kingdom" of Terabithia.
The story has a [[Bittersweet Ending]]. It has been banned on more than one occasion for [[Hot for Student]] [[Subtext]] and other [[Complaining About Shows You Don't Watch|non-existent sexual content]]
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* [[Coming of Age Story]]
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: The [[Bittersweet Ending]] is inspired by a real life event that happened to the author's son. That same son would become the producer and co-writer for the 2007 film.
** In a [http://www.vpr.net/episode/45776/ 2009 radio interview], Paterson recalled that it took weeks to summon up the courage to write the ending, to
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Jesse and Leslie both went barefoot (as is seen on the cover) partly because all the shoes they got were hand me downs and also it was not at all uncommon for kids in the 1970s to go barefoot, especially in the country.
* {{spoiler|[[Death By Newbery Medal]]}}: Probably the [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Evil Redhead]]: Gary Fulcher in the 2007 film, though he's more of a [[Jerk Jock]] than evil, he's highly antagonistic throughout.
* [[Fake American]]: Everyone except the main cast of the movie.
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** And also points out that C.S. Lewis probably took the name of said island from the terebinth tree, which is often mentioned in [[The Bible (Literature)|The Bible]].
** The fact that the kids constantly reference the Narnia books for inspiration in creating their own kingdom renders this argument moot.
* [[Never Trust a Trailer]]: Quite possibly the most baffling case in the history of cinema. The trailer for the 2007 film made it seem like a [[Narnia]]-esque fantasy movie where Terabithia was real.
** Apparently, the filmmakers were none too pleased with the way the movie was marketed, either.
*** Especially since the key screenwriter was David Pattinson, the ''son'' of the original author and on
* [[Precocious Crush]]: Jesse has a crush on his music teacher, Ms. Edmunds.
* [[Reality Is Unrealistic]]: The real-life inspiration for Leslie was Katherine Paterson's son's childhood friend, Lisa Hill {{spoiler|who was killed by a lightning strike while climbing some rocks on a beach. The author originally intended to finish off Leslie the same way but ultimately changed it to a drowning because she felt it would be more believable. Probably right, but ironic.}}
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