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Reader reviewed by Ryan Peckner

Without a doubt, this is one of the greatest young-adult novels that I have ever had the privilege to enjoy. This fantastic novel contains vivid, three-dimensional characters that are sensibly portrayed in realistic terms. Unlike most novels of this type, "The Bridge to Terebithia" simply tells a story in starkly unsentimental terms, not trying to play to the reader's emotions and hence being all the more effective at doing so. I have read hundreds of thousands of books in my lifetime, and so rarely have I come across such a gem that is a pleasure to read and gives one a good reason to cry at the end. As the main character comes to terms with the brutal reality that the world consists of, the reader matures in a similar fashion. This, undoubtedly, is a novel that will change your life.