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''Bridge to Terabithia'' is a work of children's literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom. It was written by Katherine Paterson and was published in 1977 by Thomas Crowell. In 1978, it won the Newbery Medal. Paterson drew inspiration for the novel from a real event that occurred in August 1974 when a friend of her son was struck by lightning. It's the story of fifth grader Jesse Aarons, who becomes friends with his new neighbor Leslie Burke after he loses a footrace to her at school. She is a smart, talented, outgoing tomboy from a wealthy family, and Jess thinks highly of her. He is an artistic boy from a poorer family who, in the beginning, is fearful, angry, and depressed. After meeting Leslie, his life is transformed. He becomes courageous and learns to let go of his frustration. Which in the ending something tragic happened to Leslie and Jess learns to overcome it. Its content has been the frequent target of censors and appears at number eight on the American Library Association list of the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books for the decade 1990–2000.〔 It is studied in English studies classes in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It has been adapted for the screen twice: a 1985 PBS TV movie and a 2007 Disney/Walden Media feature film. ==Background== Katherine Paterson lived for a time in Takoma Park, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC. The novel was inspired by a tragedy of that time: on August 14, 1974, her son David's best friend, Lisa Christina Hill, died after being struck by lightning in Bethany Beach, Delaware. She was 10 years old.〔〔("Questions" ). Katherine Paterson (terabithia.com). Retrieved 2007-02-08.〕〔 〕 There is a tree dedicated to her in a memorial outside Takoma Park Elementary School (pre-K to second grade), which she and David attended.〔 Sligo Creek, which runs through Takoma Park, may have provided inspiration, too.〔 The name of the imaginary kingdom is similar to that of the Narnian island Terebinthia, created by C. S. Lewis in 1951 or earlier for ''Prince Caspian'' and ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader''. Paterson observed in 2005: :"I thought I had made it up. Then, rereading ''The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'' by C. S. Lewis, I realized that I had probably gotten it from the island of Terebinthia in that book. However, Lewis probably got that name from the Terebinth tree in the Bible, so both of us pinched from somewhere else, probably unconsciously."〔"Questions for Katherine Paterson". ''Bridge to Terabithia'', 2005 Harper Trophy edition.〕 It makes a direct reference to ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' as a set of books that Leslie lends to Jesse so he can learn to behave like a king. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bridge to Terabithia (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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