This is one of those books that reaches in and grabs your heart. Jess has run all summer long so he will earn the title of the fastest boy in the fifth grade when school begins. School starts and the race is on, but out of nowhere comes Leslie, a new girl in school, and she outruns Jess. Unbelievable. Who is he now? Together, Jess and Leslie create a world of their own-Terabithia - and Jess will get his answers and find himself through their friendship. Get your tissue box out right now. This is a simply one of the best.