Bridge to Terabithia

“Your girlfriend's dead, and Momma thought you were dead, too.” (p. 102) Why do you think the author ended the chapter like this? What mood or emotion was she trying to evoke in the reader? To make it more interesting and catchy to the reader. The feeling of Sadness. After his ‘perfect day’, Jess returns home to learn some unsettling news. What does he learn? He comes home and learns that Leslie has died and his dad and sisters care for him.