Bridge to Terabithia

In the essay “In Praise of Margins” Ian Fraizer upholds the importance of margins as “a higher sort of unpurpose” (Fraizer 45) defined by his time in “the woods” (44). Fraizer and his friends spent most of their time in their margins also known as stomping ice in “the woods”. Fraizer says that marginal place and activities are “the most important kind” (46) because they are “where you can try out odd ideas”. Margins could be visiting a park, a friend’s house, a dance studio or even a football field

even to talk in front of a few hundred people. These actions are all courageous in their own way, and happens in books (and real life) all the time. This obviously includes the reading the 6th graders and I did over the summer, whether it was Bridge to Terabithia, So Far from the Bamboo Grove, Taking Sides, or Maniac Magee (which I read and am writing this essay

The first book that I chose to read in this essay is called The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. This book is basically all about the holocaust . The main characters are Shmuel and Bruno. Bruno is a boy that’s family has money. Shmuel on the other hand doesn’t have money at all and barely gets the chance to eat. Shmuel is sort like a prisoner of the Natzi’s and he is forced to wear a jumpsuit that kind of looks like pajamas with stripes on them, this is where the book got its name. The villain in this

Throughout this course I was able to learn why children’s literature is essential for the development of children’s learning and furthering their education. For my research paper I am going to focus on culture diversity, gender roles, trauma, and images. The first category I would like to focus on is the importance of children’s knowledge of racial equality. In the text, David l Russell emphasizes the important of racial equality by providing the story “ The Watsons Go to Birmingham”. This story

In addition, I read several books such as Dr. Seuss and Bridge to Terabithia. With a few of the kids, I was permitted to engage in doing crafts such as painting and creating clay models. Over the month, I become acquainted with these kids and I was able learn a lot more about them. My actions made a difference to the

not to read. As said in, Banned Books: A School Librarian's Perspective, “In most cases, the complainants begin to look at the book in light of the whole process and realize that although they may not want their child to read a book such as "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson because it has several profanities, it is actually a very fine book that other parents might want their own children to read.” (Coatney) This shows how a book that

I have read numerous delightful books by a variety of amazing authors. These books span from the genres of Action and Adventure, Mystery, Romance, and Comedy, some of the titles include: Harry Potter: The Order of the Phoenix, The Help, Bridge to Terabithia, Beloved, The Color Purple, and To Kill a Mockingbird. In my opinion these books all have their great qualities which make them a great read, although I must say if I were to recommend one book out of the group, I would definitely say read To

I realize, with a patronizing air, I who write for the young. But I don’t know any of them who have readers who will read their novel over and over again.” Anna Quindlen, although agrees with Katherine Paterson, disagrees with the author of Bridge to Terabithia on how she doesn’t see any of the other author’s novels being read over and over again. Quindlen believes that Katherine Paterson is somewhat

adults were children and if they liked to re-read books in the past because the book was in their interest, they will also reread their favorite novel in the present. In the book, Quindlen disagrees with Katherine Paterson, author of the book “Bridge to Terabithia”. Beforehand, Katherine Paterson mentioned that she feels pity towards other writers who write to the adult audience because she believes that children are the only ones who re-read

books are banned.Some of the reasons may include profanity, racism, sexual content, etc. It is obvious that a book like Fifty Shades of Grey is not allowed in school, but there are parents out there who will ban books such as The Great Gatsby, Bridge to Terabithia. These kinds of books could lead the children to do horrific acts based on learning from these books. However, it could be good to have these horrific content to educate children about the various negative things that occur in this world. These