My name is Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr., but everyone calls me Jess. My life use to be on the boring side, until I met Leslie. She moved into a house just down the road from me. She wasn't like other girls that I know, especially not like my annoying sisters, thank goodness. In fact, Leslie wasn't like anyone that I had ever known. She could run faster than me, and I am the fastest kid in fifth grade! She didn't even have a television, cause her mom and dad were the creative types, and thought that television was a waste of time. Can you imagine not even having a t.v.? She was full of ideas, and colors, and songs and imagination. I could be myself around her. She didn't make fun of me for liking to draw pictures! We made our own special place, called Terebithia, in the woods behind our houses. We were the rulers there and we fought giants and other scary things. Our castle was grand. My life was so much better since Leslie came. Until the unthinkable happened. If only it hadn't rained for days. If only I hadn't gone to the Smithsonian with Miss Edmunds. So many "if only"s. Now what am I gonna do? How am I ever gonna get over this?
This book is so much fun to read! It has a little something for all readers. The fantasy world that Jess and Leslie created is amazing and I would love to visit there. It will take you on a journey that you will be reluctant to return from. As we follow Jess and Leslie through their adventure, we see and do the same things that they do. This is excellent fun, and you will enjoy it every step of the way. Well except for the sad part, but you will have to read it to find out what happens.
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