


Safe until an unforeseen tragedy forces Jess to reign in Terabithia alone, and both worlds are forever changed.

Here, Leslie and Jess rule supreme among the oaks and evergreens, safe from the bullies and ridicule of the mundane world. The friendship between the two grows as Jess guides the city girl through the pitfalls of life in their small, rural town, and Leslie draws him into the world of imaginations world of magic and ceremony called Terabithia. Then, unexpectedly, Jess finds himself sticking up for Leslie, for the girl who breaks rules and wins races. But his victory was stolen by a newcomer, by a girl, one who didn't even know enough to stay on the girls' side of the playground. All summer, Jess pushed himself to be the fastest boy in the fifth grade, and when the year's first school-yard race was run, he was going to win. Brimming with fantastical creatures, palaces and beautiful forests, the world of Terabithia is brought to life by the amazing Academy Award®-winning visual effects wizards at Weta Digital.The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm. Thanks to his friendship with Leslie, Jess is changed for good. There, the friends rule the kingdom, fight the Dark Master and his creatures and plot against the school bullies. Together they create the secret kingdom of Terabithia, a magical place only accessible by swinging on an old rope over a stream in the woods near their homes. Leslie opens a new world of imagination for Jess. Jess loves to draw, but until he met Leslie it was something he kept to himself. Leslie loves to tell stories of fantasy and magic. Despite their awkward introduction, the two outsiders quickly become best friends. Jess has trained all summer to become the fastest kid in his middle school class but his goal is unexpectedly thwarted by the new girl in school, Leslie Burke who competes in the "boys only" race and wins. Jess Aarons is an outsider at school and even in his own family. Based on the popular Newbery Award-winning novel, Bridge to Terabithia is a fantasy/adventure story of friendship, family and the power of imagination from the producers of The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe.
