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.


Jess Aaron和Leslie Burke一起創造了Terabithia這個王國，兩人在這個神祕的國度裡度過了許多歡樂的日子，一起分享生命的精采時刻。不幸的一場意外摧毀這個王國，也帶走Leslie的生命。兩個好友從此天人永隔…作者用簡潔流暢的文句表現出生命中的喜怒哀樂，是一本感人肺腑的精采作品。