Book Review- Chapter Book, Award winner

Chapter book for fourth to fifth graders. "Bridge to Terabithia," by Katherine Paterson. Winner of Newbery Medal. This book is about the friendship between a boy and a girl. They initially bond because they both can run fast. They build an imaginary kingdom, Terabithia, where they reign as king and queen. This book is very well written, however it has a sad ending. When I read this book as a child I didn't like that there was a death. To me this death was different than reading some fantasy book where someone dies. This death seemed more real.