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Bridge to Terabithia

by Katherine Paterson · 163 pages · Published October 1977
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3.99 / 5 across 450K ratings
Spice: ❄️ (0/5)

A heartwarming, devastating Middle Grade children's built around friendship, imaginary kingdom, loss. 163 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

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Heartwarming. Devastating. Imaginative.

Heartwarming Devastating Imaginative

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Heartwarming Devastating Imaginative
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Content notes

Death
Friendship
Imaginary Kingdom
Loss
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
10%
Fantasy
0%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
0/5
Core elements
Genre
Children's
Contemporary
Moods
Heartwarming
Devastating
Imaginative
Key Tropes
Friendship
Imaginary Kingdom
Loss
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Bridge to Terabithia spicy?

No spice (0/5) — clean read with no heat.

Who would enjoy Bridge to Terabithia?

Readers who love heartwarming and devastating stories with friendship and imaginary kingdom. Best suited for Middle Grade readers and up.

What kind of read is Bridge to Terabithia?

A heartwarming, devastating Middle Grade children's built around friendship, imaginary kingdom, loss. 163 pages and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Bridge to Terabithia?

Content notes include: death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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