I love this book i read this last year as my report but there were few bad language's but i think a 4th grade can read it but careful not to use it. I got after school detention at middle for saying a bad word.. so it fun also :)
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Honest, moving story of friendship and loss.
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for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Bridge to Terabithia
Parents need to know that this Newbery winner with positive and imaginative tween characters is a real tear-jerker at the end when a main character dies.
Read our full review by Amy Finley
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about so much in this book, from friendship to imagination to loss. How does Terabithia strengthen Jesse and Leslie's friendship? In what ways is their fantasy world similar to their everyday world? Have you ever constructed a fantasy world?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Educational
- Good role models
- I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
i love the book
- I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
Quite Boring
dont men to be mean to the author or anything but i read this for a class novel and my whole class and my teacher thought that it was a really boring book that just went on and on.
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
Pefect for 5th-8th graders
I am currently reading this book with my 5th and 6th graders. It is a wonderful tale with a beautiful message about how friendship can transcend gender (which can lead to the discussion of friendship transcending age, race, etc...). However, I want parents to be aware of the use of the word hell used repeatedly as well as an occasional use of other words not used in common everyday language.
- I rate this title iffy for age 10 and give it
A great book, but caution...
I listened to this book on disk with my kids, 12 and 8, which I felt was fine as I knew many of their friends had seen the movie. It is a wonderful book, with some very good themes -- it was good for the kids to hear about kids who were lucky to get one gift for Christmas, who had serious chores that needed to be done without exception (including Christmas,) and who dealt with bullying and hard times using their own smarts. It even touched on the different sides of religion and, of course, the death of a best friend. My biggest issue with this book (aside from the fact I failed to read the back and therefore didn't realize until half way through that one of the main characters was about to die) was the part about Christmas. My 8-year old was a little confused when the author talked about how the parents couldn't afford to give the kids more than one gift from Santa, and I skipped the next chapter when they started talking about how sad it was that the little girl's hope in a guy in a red suit was "sad". I did some fast talking about how odd it was that the parents were so worried about gifts when Santa brought those with him, then moved on. Most of the other issues can be worked with for any age over 8 or 9, as long as the parent is willing to go through each issue either ahead of time or at that time, but wait until they're past the Christmas issue!
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