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Bridge To Terabithia 通往泰拉比西亞之橋

$ 221 元 原價 280

【2017暑期讀本】15本青少年必讀的奇幻英文書

★美國紐伯瑞兒童文學金牌獎

Jess Aaron's greatest ambition is to be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. He's been practicing all summer and can't wait to see his classmates' faces when he beats them all. But on the first day of school, a new kid, a new girl, boldly crosses over to the boy's side of the playground and outruns everyone.

That's not a very promising beginning for a friendship, but Jess and Leslie Burke become inseparable. It doesn't matter to Jess that leslie dresses funny, or that her family has a lot of money -- but no TV. Leslie has imagination.

Together, she and Jess create Terabithia, a magical kingdom in the woods where the two of them reign as king and queen, and their imaginations set the only limits. Then one morning a terrible tragedy occurs. Only when Jess is able to come to grips with this tragedy does he finally understand the strength and courage Leslie has given him.


在河的彼岸,有個國度叫泰瑞比西亞,傑西和柏斯萊是那兒的國王和皇后。雖然這條河是乾涸的,只消走過去就行,但是他們規定,進入泰瑞比西亞,必須發揮想像力--假想河?漲滿水,然後抓住河邊山楂樹上的魔繩(其實只是一條廢置的舊繩)盪過去--才能得見那神聖的國度。

泰瑞比西亞是傑西和柏斯萊創造出來的。在這兒,他們是自己生命的主宰,沒有什麼可以打敗他們。然而,一走出泰瑞比西亞,傑西就不再是國王,柏斯萊也非皇后了。在現實裡,傑西是怯懦的,他不敢在作文裡寫出自己真正的志願。他很愛畫畫,但爸爸認為畫畫沒有出息。而柏斯萊呢,幾乎是同學眼中的怪物。她穿著褪了色、剪掉半截褲管的牛仔褲以及藍色汗衫。她是個女生,可是頭髮卻比男生還短。

他們曾經都是孤獨的,直到他們相識後,一起創造了泰瑞比西亞。這個世界,是他們的友情與想像力的象徵,一般人體會不出它的豐富和輝煌,只能看見一棟簡陋的破木屋而已。

然而,後來柏斯萊死了。傑西的就像從高山上被推向谷底。他拒絕去相信這個事實。故事至此,也就是本書第二個階段的開始。作者凱薩琳.柏特森(Katherine Paterson)讓傑西從最悲痛的情緒中,回顧他和柏斯萊的感情。

沒有柏斯萊,即使在泰瑞比西亞,他也無法走出現有的世界,到另外一個多采多姿、卻又萬分脆弱的世界去探索。但是,今天的傑西,在和柏斯萊相處的那段時間中,已學會如何用更廣闊視野和勇氣,去關愛這世界。於是,傑西決定造一座橋,來幫助任何想通往泰瑞比西亞的人。



【適讀程度】
 Age Range: 8-12 years
 

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