Bridge to Terabithia by https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn en-us 2017-05-17 23:26:01 UTC 2017-05-18 00:01:48 UTC hello@padlet.com Bridge to Terabithia beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172456241 By Katherine Paterson]]> 2017-05-17 23:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172456241 How does the author's life influence the novel? beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172456296 2017-05-17 23:27:48 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172456296 What inspired you to write Bridge to Terabithia? beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172456480 "I wrote Bridge because our son David’s best friend, an eight-year-old named Lisa Hill, was struck and killed by lightning. I wrote the book to try to make sense out of a tragedy that seemed senseless."]]> 2017-05-17 23:30:04 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172456480 beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172457646 "The novel tells the story of Jess Aarons, a fifth-grade boy who befriends the new girl in his rural Virginia town. They create a make-believe world of their own and forge a fast friendship before a tragic end."]]> 2017-05-17 23:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172457646 beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172458453 It is not very often someone gets struck by lightening and dies, Bridge to Terabithia, and the tragic end that happens, is somewhat similar. ]]> 2017-05-17 23:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172458453 Why was it banned? beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172458589 Bridge to Terabithia is banned and challenged time and time again, supposedly due to its references to witchcraft and atheism, and because of all the swearing that goes on.]]> 2017-05-17 23:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172458589 Paterson's response to the swearing: beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172459108 "I believe it is my responsibility to create characters who are real, not models of good behavior. If Jess and his dad are to be real, they must speak and act like real people."]]> 2017-05-17 23:56:40 UTC https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172459108 Sources: beverly_bommel https://padlet.com/beverly_bommel/bu15d6zmuntn/wish/172459480 http://www.tor.com/2013/09/25/banned-books-week-bridge-to-terabithia-katherine-paterson/

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