The life of ten-year-old Jess was quite measured and dull - until one fine day a strange creature burst into it - at first glance Jess could not even determine whether it was a boy or a girl. And this creature, with all the swiftness and spontaneity of childhood, completely turns his life around, coloring it with the colors of his imagination. Jess and Leslie become rulers of the magical land of Teravithia. The sincere and pure friendship of children, which even death cannot destroy, forms the basis of the story by Katherine Paterson. For the book “Bridge to Teravithia” the author was awarded the Newbery Medal.