Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award • ALA Notable Children's 2019 Book • School Library Journal Best Book • Newbery Medal • Library of Congress Children's 2019 Books • Virginia Young Readers Award • Horn Book Fanfare • Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

The classic Newbery Medal–winning title by beloved author Katherine Paterson, with brand-new bonus materials including an author's note by Katherine herself and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author Kate DiCamillo.

Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.

Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature, as have many of Katherine Paterson's other novels, including The Great Gilly Hopkins and Jacob Have I Loved.

"Set in contemporary rural America, the story is one of remarkable richness and depth, beautifully written."—The Horn Book