Bridge To Terabithia

My gosh this book is beautiful and sad. I know everyone knows the movie, but the book is better (yes, I'm one of those people). I've seriously yet to read a book that makes me cry as hard as this (and I cry at A LOT of books).

The idea of this book is beautiful - including childhood imagination in a fantastical sense while also including grief and loss and the realization of what the world was....and oh my gosh I'm tearing up as a write the review. I've come to understand that what makes a book 5 stars for me is when it, on the surface, has a cool fantastical plot, yet also comments on some really real and emotional themes that happen in every day life. And when it's done with the eloquence of Paterson's work...well that goes beyond 5 stars in my opinion.

I'm fine...I'm fine.