Description of Terabithia

Terabithia is located at the backyard of Leslie house. On the left side of Terabithia, there is a rope and the bridge to Terabithia. In the middle of Terabithia it is the spirit of the grove and it is surrounded by a lot of trees. On the entrance of Terabithia there would be creatures such as soldiers bees and giant guiding Terabithia and on the right side of Terabithia there are a group of creatures which are enemies of Terabithia. On the top is the castle of Terabithia, surrounded by friendly creatures. Most of the people who see the place will see it as just a plain old forest but to Leslie and me, it is a enchanted place.

Letter to Leslie's parents

To Mr and Mrs Burke:

I felt sorry for you that you have lost your daughter. I am also sad that she is no longer here with us… As her best friend, I don’t know what to do about it. Without her, my life may be insignificant. She has brought me into a whole new world and taught me the true definitions of friends. She’s the best friend I’ve ever seen in my life. She’s such an intelligent, brave and friendly person. I have never regretted meeting her and the both of you. I hope that the both of you can cheer up. You should be proud of such a daughter. It is not your fault that you have brought Leslie here, nobody can expect what to happen next. Every one of us will keep her in our hearts and remembering her forever…

Best Regards,
Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr

Newspaper Article

On May,23 2006, the body of a girl named Leslie Burke was found in the creek near her backyard. Based on the statement of her friend, Jesse Aarons, as she was swinging over to the woods, the rope snapped and as she was falling down, she hit her head and dropped into the creek. The police have listed the cause of Leslie Burke's death as natural death. Leslie Burke's family had decided to move back to their hometown in Pennylvania after her funeral. Her body will be buried at Sungrove cemetery. Jesse Aarons in now in a state of confusion and as said by his mother, he is coming in terms with the death of his best friend,Leslie Burke. Leslie Burke's funeral will be held at the Grove Building, 2nd storey #2-486 Reporting from Washington- Benjamin Edwards

A new leash of life

I want to make things normal again and this time I am going into the castle stronghold of Terabithia.I wanted to do something fitting but this time, Leslie was not here to tell me what it was. Anyway, I have decided to make a funeral wreath for Leslie,Queen of Terabithia. It was meant as a mark of respect and remember her by. After Leslie's death, it made me realise that I have hardly began to live. I had also grew more mature to take care of May Belle. I have decided to build a bridge to Terabithia to cross the creek more safely and I made May Belle the next Queen of Terabithia. When I went back to school, my feelings of loss came back when I saw that Leslie's daeth had been removed from the classroom. I was surprised when Mrs. Myers confronted me as this was the first time she had been nice to a student! She shares her experience of loss and grief over her husband death and it made me realise one thing: With Leslie gone, life still has to go on but the memory of Leslie will always be kept in my heart. I could live for her...

Attending Leslie's funeral

My parents and I went to Leslie place to attend Leslie funeral. P.T. (Prince Terrien) was happy when it saw me and I was relief to see P.T. since the peoples in the house are all crying. I still could not accept that Leslie was REALLY dead and hoped that somehow she is still with me. Bill told me that Leslie was grateful that she had such a friend like me and I finally know that she still regard me as a friend even thought I was often treated as a coward. I do not know what came over me but out of anger, I actually blamed Leslie and hoped by hating her, she would come back to life. My family know that the impact of Leslie's death was great, so they was gentle to me. I wanted to say sorry to May Belle but I was too exhausted to figure out how. Leslie was a best friend to me and now she was gone FOREVER......

Leslie's death

When Leslie died, I just could not accept reality. It was just plain rubbish. How could Leslie be dead??!! When I woke up in the middle of the night, I still thought of going to Terabithia with Leslie in the moonlight and stuffs like that. My household had became silent. Before Leslie came, I was just an average boy in a school, always scared of this and that. When I met Leslie, she brought me into a whole new world,Terabithia. Before I had got used to it. She left, she simply just left without a word...
I am lost but who can help me? I had no one to confide in. I am stranded... and here I am, filled with guilt amd regret. But, who can help me? Who can free me? I am confused.

The most perfect day for me?!

I was invited by Miss Edmund to go with her to Washington. I tried not to wake my mother fully while asking her if I could go to the trip with Miss Edmund. She agreed and I was over the moon and replied to Miss Edmund that I could go. When the car was past Millsburg it occurred to me that Leslie was not with me on this trip. I wanted to ask Miss Edmund if Leslie could go but I wanted to be alone with Miss Edmund and do not want a third-party to ruin this day. After spending the whole afternoon there I finally arrived home. I was embarrassed that Miss Edmund had to pay for my lunch as I do not have enough money. I was extremely happy and thought that this is the most perfect day for me in my entire life until I arrived home. I could only see sad faces in the house and wondered what happened. My annoying sister said that Leslie("my girlfriend") is dead. I could hardly believe it and begin to think that this is the worst day for me instead of the most perfect day.If Leslie went together with me for the trip, none of this would happen.It was all my fault...