For the past two weeks, our ELA class has been reading a very fascinating novel titled, "Bridge to Terabithia". The book has a great introduction to the plot, characters, and setting. Jess Aarons is an eleven-year-old boy living in the South who loves to run. He dreams of being the fastest boy in the fifth grade when school starts up in the fall, feeling that this will for once give him a chance to stand in the spotlight among his family, and might win him the attention of his father. He loves to paint and draw, but he knows very well that this labels him a "sissy" in the eyes of most of the world, particularly his father. His family is so poor that he has little time to really explore his own identity during this time in his life. He has therefore built up the importance of winning in his mind after training every morning before his parents wake up. He practices each morning, always dreaming of his upcoming victory. When he sits down at his desk on the first day of school, Leslie Burke, who Jesse has seen earlier, attends his class and is seated awkwardly. However, when the races come around Leslie Burke, who just moved next door to Jess, boldly crosses to the boys' side of the playground and beats everyone at the race. This surprises everyone and gives a bold first impression to Jesse Aarons who is surprised as well. He sits next to his little sister, May Belle in hope of not sitting next to Leslie. However he is fascinated with her. The first three chapters of this book was very intriguing to me and made me want to read the rest of this novel.
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