Bridge to Terabithia
by Paterson, Katherine
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1977. First edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. A Near Fine copy of the book in like dust jacket. Book with a contemporary owner's name on the front free end paper along with a notation that the book won the Newberry in 1977. Otherwise an excellent copy overall. Jacket retains original $7.95 price, with a few short tears or creases, but overall bright and unrestored. Printed in an inital printing of 7,000 copies, first printings are relatively scarce on the market.
When Jesse befriends the class outcast Leslie, the two join forces to create a rich imaginary world called Terabithia. Together in their wooded kingdom, the two children face ogres and encounter magical creatures that help them sort through the difficulties they confront in their real lives. And then, an unexpected tragedy brings adulthood all too soon. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
When Jesse befriends the class outcast Leslie, the two join forces to create a rich imaginary world called Terabithia. Together in their wooded kingdom, the two children face ogres and encounter magical creatures that help them sort through the difficulties they confront in their real lives. And then, an unexpected tragedy brings adulthood all too soon. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket.
Synopsis
Bridge to Terabithia is a work of children's literature about two lonely children who create a magical forest kingdom. The author is Katherine Paterson, and the book was published in 1977 by HarperCollins. 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 Paterson's son was struck by lightning and killed.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Whitmore Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5534
- Title
- Bridge to Terabithia
- Author
- Paterson, Katherine
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- It was up to him to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what Leslie had loaned him in vision and strength...
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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