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24 alternatives to Bridge to Terabithia

Two best friends and an enchanted wood, but tragedy strikes

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bridge to Terabithia launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Child Poet▲60

   A life cleaved by two accidents

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Little Life▲71

   An epic about love + friendship in the 21st century

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Book of Disquiet▲61

   A haunting mosaic of dreams

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Undoing Project▲72

   A friendship that changed our minds

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Door▲70

   The relationship between two very different women

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A Tale of Two Cities▲54

   A classic that’s a fantastic read.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Breaking Busy▲64

   How to find peace and purpose in a world of crazy

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Delivering Happiness▲92

   Seeking happiness and making people happy

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    A Bittersweet Season▲65

    Caring for our aging parents and ourselves

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The New Walden▲60

    Beautiful, modern adaptation of Thoreau's masterpiece.

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Man V. Nature▲148

    Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    If You Feel Too Much▲66

    Thoughts on things found and lost and hoped for

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    The Knowledge▲62

    A too close to true novel

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Book of Speculation: A Novel▲60

    A young librarian is haunted by a mystery

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Crucial Conversations▲56

    Tools for talking when stakes are high

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sapiens▲185

    A brief history of humankind

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Mountain Shadow▲54

    Sequel to Shantaram

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Wedding & Disaster of Felona Mabel▲60

    A novel exploring means, matrimony and thoughts of matricide

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Can't and Won't▲60

    A collection of short stories by Lydia Davis

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Quantum Labyrinth▲67

    Life and work of two of our most eminent physicists

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Gutshot: Stories▲128

    Isolation and coupling are pushed to their dark edges

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Alora's Tear Book Series▲55

    Fragments, The Elf and the Arrow, The Voice like Water

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →