Bridge to Terabithia (2007) Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Zooey Deschanel, & Katherine Paterson

<b><br />Book Vs. Movie: The Bridge to Teribithia</b><br /><b>The 1977 Classic YA Novel Vs. the 2007 Adaptation<br /><br /></b><br />Bring out your tissues! The Margos continue Banned Books Month with the 1977 classic by <a href="https://katherinepaterson.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Katherine Paterson</a>--<a href="https://katherinepaterson.com/books/bridge-to-terabithia/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bridge to Teribithia</a>. The story of Jess Aarons, a fifth-grade kid who grows up lonely and poor but with an artistic temperament that helps him imagine other places and realities. His life changes when he becomes friends with a new kid, Leslie Burke, a fellow dreamer and misfit who encourages his art and helps him find magic in the woods. <br /><br />Together, they create a world called Teribithia in the forest to help them deal with feeling alienated from peers and, in Jess’s case--his sad, abusive home. A tragedy befalls them that causes a permanent change in Jess. (Trust us, this will break your heart!)<br />The 2007 film was co-written and co-produced by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1547579/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">David L. Paterson</a> (son of the author who, in real life, lost a friend when he was a child.) The director is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A1bor_Csup%C3%B3" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Gabor Csupo</a>, and produced by Disney Studios. <b><br /><br />Between the book and movie--which did the Margos like better? Have a listen! </b><br /><b><br />In this ep, the Margos discuss:</b><br /><ul><li>The true story that the book is based on.</li><li>The work of Katherine Paterson.</li><li>The reasons schools ban this work.</li><li>The differences between the book and movie</li><li>The cast of the 2007 film: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1242688/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Josh Hutcherson</a> (Jess Aarons,) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/annasophiarobb/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer n