Bridge to Terabithia (Paul's Books #2479)
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Paul's Books #2479
Kathy Torkelson generously donated this great book to Paul’s Pass-Along Books.
Thanks!
I was excited to see this book among the bag of Paul's books Aunt Clare gave me because it has been one of my favorites. Bridge to Teribithia is the saddest book I've ever loved! I keep my copy next to my Chronicles of Narnia because that's what they named their land after, a country in those books (though really named TerabiNthia). I have never read and not cried... but it's a good cry.
This is the third time I've had the opportunity to read a Paul's Pass-Along copy of BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA in the last five months. I enjoyed reading the book before, but this time it had an especially thought-provoking, emotional impact. My mother passed away four weeks ago, and the book's message about the connections (bridges) we build has touched me deeply. I'm very blessed.
Thank you, Ostler family, for the timely reading experience.
This copy of the book will continue to travel in a bookring.
I love this book. This is the second time I have read it. I love the relationship between the kids. This is a great book to read to children and help them to recognize the good in all of us.
This book has been traveling in Paul's Pass-Along Book Bag #8. Where will this book travel next?
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PaulsBooks at
Salt Lake City Sports Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah USA on Monday, October 15, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (10/15/2007 UTC) at Salt Lake City Sports Complex in Salt Lake City, Utah USA
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This book is on the magazine shelf by the fitness equipment.
Happy Reading!
So, I am totally hopeless. I watched the newly-released book up on the shelf throughout my workout. I kept thinking about the tender journal entries...and I grabbed the book and brought it back home!
BOOKRING ORDER:
1. peachy93722 Seattle(will ship US or Canada)
2. NMReader US
3. bestfriends Belgium
Got it in the mail this morning. Look forward to reading it in a reading group I'm involved with kids at church.
Arrived yesterday - looking forward to reading
I am not sure where to begin. I am not sure what I was expecting. I knew very little about this book before it arrived on my door step.
Clearly a well written book and sure to become a classic. The book was a quick read. I started it on Thursday and read about 40 pages and read the rest yesterday (some at the gym and the rest before bed).
I love the characters and can understand the relationships and I am familiar with the surrounding area in which the story is unfolding (grew up in MD near DC). The author paints a vivid picture of the events and people.
I do not want to do a spoiler. From the synopsis on the back cover, we now that something bad is going to happen but we do not know exactly what. The author deals with the tradegy in an understanding and truthful way.
Jess is a good, sensitive, young man who show courage, strength, and respect. We know in the end, that he will be a wise and compassionate man who will always treasure the lessons his friend taught him.
Thank you very much for the opportunity to read this wonderful book.
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NMReader at on Saturday, November 17, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (11/17/2007 UTC) at
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I will ship today.
Thank you again it was wonderful
This book is back home and will be shipped off to to bestfriends! Happy Reading!
In my mailbox today. Looking forward to reading it. I will see to it that it keeps on travelling when done.
I finished reading yesterday and liked it, although it was not at all what I expected.
You see, I put it on my wishlist, because I thought it was the book one of my children had been reading with her class years ago. She talked about it a lot at the time, as she was very impressed by it, but I never had a chance to read it myself. Now I know why this book is not what I expected. I asked about it the other day and she told me I simply mixed up two similar titles.
The one they had been reading in school was: The Bridge of San Luis Rey by Thornton Wilder!
Will have to put that one on my wishlist now ;-)
Well, thanks anyway for sharing, it was a good read. I offered it to the teenage daughter of one of my Dutch friends, who just started to learn English, but she says it would still be too difficult for her.
Now I plan to take it with me on a journey to South Africa in March, to be released in the wild, left in a hotel or sent/handed over in person to someone who may be interested. That way it will take part in charbono's Around the World challenge.
The little book will continue its travels, I promiss!
Like I promised, will take it with me on a trip to South Africa the 9th March and send it to readingtrix in Cape Town as a bonus to a RABCK. I hope she will like it, and/or find a good home for it.
Will take part in the Keep them Moving and Around the World Challenge
Funny how the bookcrossing books just always seem to arrive at the right time. I came home from a farewell-tea of a good friend (who is emmigrating to NZ) this afternoon, feeling a little sad. Then found two RABCK books (bookmarks and postcard included) from fellow bookcrosser, bestfriends in my box! Thanks so much. Both my daughters have read this children's novel sometime and enjoyed it. I will let you know what I thought and make sure to send it on to someone else who will appreciate it.
This is a popular children's novel often used as an English setwork book. It is about the friendship between Jess and Leslie. She is rich, he is poor, she is a city girl and he is a country boy. He takes pride in being one of the fastest runners of the school but Leslie arrives and outruns everyone. At first he sees her as a threat but the friendship blossoms and together they create a magical kingdom with trolls, monsters, ogres and giants - of course the two of them reign as king and queen. Tragedy strikes and only then does Jess understand the strength and courage Leslie has given him. A movie version of this story has been made.
The book will be passed onto snufkin81 at the next meet-up. She loves children's books and I know she will pass this book along to continue it's journey.
I've been wanting to read this since I heard about the movie a while back. It sounds lovely, I'm sure I'll enjoy it. Thanks so much, Readingtrix!
This is the first time I've heard about
Paul's Books. I think it's a lovely idea! I hope this book travels far and touches many lives. Once I'm finished with it I'll RABCK it to another BCer.
This wasn't at all like what I was expecting from the movie trailers. I thought it was going to be more fantastical and 'Narnia-ish'. However, I enjoyed it quite a lot. The characters are well-developed and believable, and the story is very moving.
I'll pass this on to another bookcrosser soon.
Posted to Christina82 in Denmark today. I hope it gets there safely!
Got it from snufkin81, look forward to reading it.
Read this in one go. Thought it was a very nice book, and I like to find a danish translation for my pupils to read. Well I liked it so much, that I think other people should get the opportunity to read it. So I will make it into a bookring.
The Bookring so far...
ArabellaFigg- UK (intl.)
Falmouth- Germany (intl.)
mikime- Italy (intl.)
bookguide- The Netherlands (UK/Europe)
hakkalina- Hungary (intl.)
rebeccaljames- US (US)
acountkel- US (US/Canada)
snapdragongirl- US (US/Canada) SKIPPED
PallasGirl2004- US SKIPPED
Chantie- Canada SKIPPED
bookseekerAT- Australia (intl.) SKIPPED
Alienagr- The Netherlands (intl.)
Jonniboi- UK (UK)
chucklesthescot- UK (UK) SKIPPED
Vekiki - UK (EU)
Lottiotta- UK
rockyhorror1978- Canada (intl.)
bananabrianna- Canada (intl.)
Bookring back home with me: April 24 2010
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25 by
christina82 at
Keyingham, East Yorkshire United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (7/23/2008 UTC) at Keyingham, East Yorkshire United Kingdom
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Will mail this later today. Hope it will arrive safely to ArabellaFigg who is the first one on the list.
Book arrived at the weekend, thanks christina82. Will start it ASAP.
This wasn't what I was expecting after seeing trailers for the film but I did enjoy it.
Will PM Falmouth for an address and post it on as soon as I can.
Sorry for journalling this book so late, but I returned from my holiday only an hour ago. The book was in my mailbox amidst another pile of letters and - of course - bookrings ... :-)
I'll start reading on it as soon as possible. So far: thanks for sending it to me.
What a wonderful story! I read it in one go and - like everybody else
- shed some tears. It's beautifully written, exciting and full of wisdom.
Thank you so much for sharing it with me.
As soon as I have Mikime's adress I'll pass it on.
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Falmouth at
in the mail in Remscheid, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Monday, August 25, 2008
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Goes to Mikime now. Happy reading!
This has just arrived. I have another ring to read at the moment, I'll read this after that. Thanks!
Miki
I read it all yesterday in two hours.A great little book, fascinating and moving. The children characters are perfectly depicted and it's only too bad that the good times don't last for them. It's a book full of special moments and gems of wisdom.
Thank you for letting me read it.I'll send it to the next person in line as soon as I have an address.
I found an envelope with this this book in my letterbox this evening, when I got home from lunch at an OBCZ in Arnhem (Cafe Manu), followed by a couple of hours plundering Moem's bookshelves. My arms have stretched several centimetres on the way home with a rucksack and two shopping bags full of children's books ready for Children's Book Week starting on October 1st. Thank you Mikime for sending this book to me. I've been longing to read this books since I saw the trailer for the film (which I haven't seen). I have a couple of other ring books to read before I start this one.
Well, I haven't seen the film, but I must say the trailer was extremely misleading, unless they added a lot of extra detail about exactly what the children imagined in their secret land of Terabithia. Nevertheless, the book is truly wonderful, describing how the friendship between two intelligent, creative and imaginative children surrounded by a world of down-to-earth plodders, can transcend the constant teasing and lack of imagination of those surrounding them. Jesse's life is changed forever by his friendship with Leslie, and by a teacher who not only acts as an inspiration to him, but who recognises his talent and takes him under her wing. I loved the exchange:
"She smiled at him again. "Is this your first trip to an art gallery?"
"Yes'm."
"Great," she said. "My life has been worthwhile after all." p.99. LOL
At first I found the book difficult to get into, and I found the passages about the family hard-going, with the double names (May Belle and Joyce Ann), and the way they talked. But further on, the writing took flight:
"It was Leslie who had taken him from the cow pasture into Terabithia and turned him into a king. He had thought that was it. Wasn't a king the best you could be? Now it occurred to him that perhaps Terabithia was like a castle where you came to be knighted. After you stayed for a while and grew strong you had to move on. For hadn't Leslie, even in terabithia, tried to push back the walls of his mind and make him see beyond to the shining world - huge and terrible and beautiful and very fragile? (Handle with care - everything - even the predators.)" p.126.
My husband bought this book for me in America last time he travelled there, and I will be reading it to my children, too. Oh, yes, and I cried.
I am sending a PM to Hakkalina for her address (4th October).
UPDATE February 2010: A couple of months ago we borrowed the DVD from the library, and my daughter and I watched it together. It makes a wonderful film, and it made my daughter and I cry, both at the end, but also when the older teacher talks to the boy outside the classroom. Very touching. Having watched it once, we watched it again straight away with the same result, and when I caught the end of it again on the TV over Christmas, we were bawling again. It's one of those beautiful heartwarming films I can watch again and again.
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bookguide at
Budapest, Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, October 11, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (10/13/2008 UTC) at Budapest, Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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I will post this to Hakkalina on Monday.
Hello Dears!
Thank you bookguide, finally, today I got the book! Considering it is thin book, I plan to finish it soon.
Update - end of Nov.: It is a thin book, but I got stuck in. After some days I realized somehow I am not "interested" in it now. If it would be my book, I put it on the shelf to read some months later as I usually do. But it is BC book. So I have PM-ed the next person.
Update 13th of Dec.: I will post the book on Monday to Becky.
Update 15th of Dec.: Sorry I forgot. There was so much to do.
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hakkalina at
Budapest, Pest Hungary on Thursday, December 18, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (12/18/2008 UTC) at Budapest, Pest Hungary
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Finally I have posted the book to Becky! Going by airmail.
I received this book today. I will get to it as soon as possible and then pass it along. If I keep it for to long please let me know since I am so behind in my reading. Thank you for sharing.
This will be going out to the next person tomorrow.
Received today
I hope it doesn't make me cry!!
Will get to it soon
Thanks for including me!
This is a touching story about a teenage boy and his relationship with a neighbor, Leslie. There is so much to learn from this story. I wish I had read it when I was a kid. It actually takes place in the 70’s, the decade of my childhood. These kids are 2 ordinary kids with the same anxieties and fears that any of us experienced when we were growing up. Jesse and Leslie help each other with these feelings. Unfortunately the story ends in tragedy, however, the author helps us learn from tragedy through the actions of the characters at the end. Lessons, anyone at any age can learn from.
snapdragongirl has asked to be skipped so I have emailed the next person in line.
I will mail when I receive her address.
Thank you for including me in this ring.
I really enjoyed it.
*Update*
Sorry I have had this book so long....
snapdragon girl has asked to be skipped.
I have PM'd PallasGirl several times with no response.
So, I am going to try the next person
Finally found someone who wants this
Sent to Alienagr on Saturday June 6.
Enjoy!
Received it two days ago! I'll start reading it as soon as possible!
Sorry it took me so long… It is a very well written book and I enjoyed reading it a lot, even though it is so sad.
Now it is on its way to United Kingdom!
just received this, I have a few bookrings/rays to read before hand but shall get to this one as soon as I can!
I'm sorry to keep this longer than usual but I have to have a little more time, trust me though when I say it won't be for too long!
I really enjoyed it, and what a sad ending, I had tears in my eyes! It wasn't over-powering stuff and the writing could have been better, and not only that but I found a few spelling mistakes, anyhow, overall it was good, and I wasn't expecting that to happen, I didn't know which way to turn!
I'm a student and I'm currently running low on money at the moment, I am sending some books off today, but this one won't be going as I only have a set amount of money and so I cannot send this one out too, however I should have a lot more money by next week, and should be able to send this off then!
chucklesthescot has recently gotten a copy for herself, and so wishes to be skipped, I shall send a PM to the next person in line!
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JonniC at
-- Somewhere in London 🤷♀️ , Greater London United Kingdom on Wednesday, December 9, 2009
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sent off to Vekiki I hope she enjoys it, and sorry for keeping this book for so long!
Phew... I was starting to get really worried that this was lost! But it seemjs it just got caught up in the snow...
This arrived along with another bookring but they are both quick reads so I wont be long with them
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Vekiki at
-- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Friday, January 22, 2010
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Popped in the post to the next participant in this ring.
I did enjoy this, though it wasnt as subtley written as I expected.
I just received this when I got up this morning, and it's a slimmer volume than I expected. Perhaps I am used to epics. ;) Anyway, I am reading "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov at the mo, and this is next. If anyone wants to see where I am with what I'm reading, it's over at
my GoodReads profile.
Thank you for letting me take part, and for sending it to me!
27th January 2010 Just starting to read this, and I just PMed Rockyhorror1978 for the next address.
2nd February 2010 Aooooowwww! I cried lots at the end. I was surprised from page one how well-written it was, and there were a lot of turns of phrase that I enjoyed rolling around in my mind. This is a really beautiful book. Thank you for the opportunity to read this, it's wonderful. :)
I already have the next address so I can send it on really soon. Thanks again!
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Lottiotta at
By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, February 4, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (2/4/2010 UTC) at By mail, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases
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Posted by airmail, printed paper, to Rockyhorror1978, from Walter Road Post Office, Swansea. :) Enjoy!
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rockyhorror1978 from not specified, not specified not specified on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Received today. Just have to finish my current read and then will read this one! :) Thank you Christina82 for starting this bookray and thank you to Lottiotta for passing it along! :)
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rockyhorror1978 from not specified, not specified not specified on Friday, February 12, 2010
I'm a sucker for youth books about friendship and great life lessons! This book is definitely one! I, like many of the other readers, thought that this was a fantasy novel en par with Narnia, and was pleasantly surprised to find out how different it is. Paterson brought the characters to life through the most valued characteristics of friendship: trust, courage, and love. The contrast between characters (brave v. coward) helped to move the story along and draw the reader in. This is a book I would one day like to share with my own children.
I have Bananabrianna's address and will put in the post the next time I go to the post office. Thanks for sharing such a lovely book with me.
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57 by
rockyhorror1978 at
Trenton, Ontario Canada on Saturday, February 20, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (2/21/2010 UTC) at Trenton, Ontario Canada
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Being released to Bananabrianna, the next reader in the bookray! Enjoy!
Just received, I have never read this, looking forward to it!
What a sweet story, thank you! Passing along!
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Vapermom at
Book release by mail in -- wild released somewhere in Province, Ontario Canada on Monday, April 19, 2010
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Mailed!
Recieved this yesterday - Thank you all for participating in this bookring.
Reserved for the European Relay in the RABCK forum...
EDIT: This was never claimed, so removed it from the forum!
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63 by
christina82 at
Exchange/Trade, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, May 13, 2010
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This will travel to chamonix44 as a surprise RABCK - Hope you like it!
Thank you so much christina82 for sending me this book as a surprise rabck, along with another book, two lovely handmade bookmarks and two nice postcards. Everything is much appreciated. This sounds like a very nice book. It has taken me a long time to read through all 63 journal entries for the book, before my one!
A lovely story, but very sad towards the end. It's difficult to read when you have tears in your eyes, and you have to keep taking off your reading glasses to dab at your eyes! Anyway, I am so glad that I read this book, and now I will find someone else who wants to read it and keep it moving afterwards. What a lovely idea "Paul's Pass Along Books" is, and what a great tribute to Paul. I feel honoured to have read one of the books associated with "Paul's Pass Along Books". I have been passing the book along to be read by others who live local to me, but no one has agreed to do a journal entry, so I haven't made any release notes. But everyone promised to hand the book back to me afterwards, so I can release it again.
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chamonix44 at
Hengelo, Overijssel Netherlands on Monday, November 21, 2016
Released 7 yrs ago (11/21/2016 UTC) at Hengelo, Overijssel Netherlands
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This book is going to KJSkye for her sons.
Hallo daar, gelukkige vinder!
Wat leuk dat je op deze pagina bent komen kijken. Als je dit leest, heb je een boek gevonden, zomaar een onverwacht kadootje van mij voor jou... Veel plezier ermee! Hierbij trouwens wat spelregels mbt bookcrossing:
1. Het zou fijn zijn als je meldt dat het veilig bij jou is. Dat mag gewoon in het Nederlands.
2. Daarna kun je het boek gaan lezen en als je wilt nog eens schrijven wat je ervan vond.
3. Mag het boek verder reizen, geef het dan door aan iemand anders, of laat het zomaar ergens weer achter, liefst op een veilige, droge plek. Je kunt via de bookcross-site ook weer melden waar je het hebt neergelegd, zodat anderen ernaar op zoek kunnen gaan...
TIP: Als je het boek op zijn reis wilt volgen, dan kun je je het beste aanmelden als nieuwe bookcrosser (www.bookcrossing.com). Het is erg leuk om erachter te komen hoe het met 'jouw' boek op z'n reis verder gaat!!
Ik zou het erg leuk vinden als je mij chamonix44 dan opgeeft als referent. Voor Nederlandse uitleg kun je terecht op de volgende site: www.bookcrossing.nl
If you are reading here, then I want to tell you that this is a. FREE . book, and there are no catches! It is now yours! Please read on.....
If you are the finder of this book it would be nice if you could leave a message here to say that you have it. Do not worry because I don't want the book back. It is yours to keep if you want it. I just want to know it is now in safe hands.
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67 by
rem_WTL-748094 at
Hengelo, Overijssel Netherlands on Monday, January 2, 2017
Thanks for the book.