A pedophile like Miss Edmunds would have quickly picked up on this and begin preying upon him. Jesse is isolated both at home and at school, he feels neglected by his parents (especially by his father), is bullied and doesn't have many friends at school barring Leslie. I theorise that she is a dangerous pedophile who has eyes for Jesse. I strongly believe that Leslie's death was the result of foul play, and who do I believe is the culprit?. I reckon that the rope snapping justification was actually a nefarious way of covering up the crime. Even though she is a child, she would have had the sense that using the tree rather than the rope, was a far safer option.

It is far more likely that Leslie would have used the fallen tree to get over the riverine, rather than the rope, especially with the river being higher and running faster than usual.

It is revealed in the film that a large tree had been blown over the ravine by the storm, and formed a makeshift bridge across it. I don't believe the whole 'the rope snapped and Leslie hit her head and drowned in the river' theory. I propose that Leslie's death wasn't accidental at all, not even close. Paterson and Jeff Stockwell, and stars Josh Hutcherson, AnnaSophia Robb, Robert Patrick, Bailee Madison, and Zooey Deschanel.(PS this theory only applies to the 2007 movie) The film was directed by Gábor Csupó, written by David L. In 2007, Bridge to Terabithia was adapted into a major motion picture from Walt Disney Pictures. The Legacy that Leslie finally brought to Jess enabled him to cope with the unexpected tragedy that touched them all. There is no enemy – not their teacher Monster Mouth Meyers, their schoolmates Gary Fulcher and Janice Avery, Jess’s four sisters, or even Jess’s own fears and Leslie’s imaginary foes – could defeat them. It was Leslie’s idea to create Terabithia, their secret Kingdom in the woods where they reigned supreme. Some-what to Jess’s surprise, he and Leslie became friends, and the worlds of imagination and learning that she opened to him changed him for ever. Leslie and her parents were new comers to the rural community where Jess Lived, and were thought to be a bit odd, for they didn’t even own a TV, though their house was filled with books. Jess Aarons had to be the Fastest runner at Lark Creek Elementary School, the best, but when he was challenged by Leslie Burke, a girl, that was just the beginning of a new season in Jess’s life. 1977 School Library Journal Best Book of the yearġ986 Le Grand Prix des Jeunes Lecturs (France)ġ986 Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award

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