![]() ![]() For the next few days the boys continue to race, and Leslie wins every time. Leslie beats Jess in the first heat and beats the rest of the boys in the finals everyone is stunned. Gary tells her that she can’t race, but for some reason, Jess insists that she does. At recess, Leslie joins the boys to race too. Jess continues to avoid her and waits impatiently for recess, eager to be the fastest boy and beat Gary Fulcher. When school starts the following week, Leslie is in Jess’s class. He avoids talking to her and goes home to do his chores. At first he cannot tell whether she is a boy or girl, but eventually figures out it belongs to a girl, Leslie Burke. In the middle of his run, he is stopped by a voice. The next morning Jess doesn’t feel like running, but he pushes himself. Nobody at home or school supports his drawing hobby, except Miss Edmunds, the music teacher. Jess goes to his room and begins to draw. Jess shrugs it off he doesn’t realize that he is dismissing one of the most important moments of his life. Jessie Oliver Aarons, Jr., “Jess”, wakes up early each day to practice running he is determined to be the fastest runner in all the 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. ![]() How is imagination useful in childhood and adulthood?.Should people take risks? Why or why not?.Essential Questions for Bridge to Terabithia ![]()
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