I don't know, my boys did not read the book Bridge to Terabithia, but they saw the movie. The movie practically traumatized both! I had no idea they would have such a strong reaction. The oldest was seven and the youngest five, and I had never read or seen the movie, so I had no idea the girl died. We were on vacation and we decided to watch the movie in the hotel tv. Needless to say, the rest of the vacation was ruined. It took a couple of weeks for them to shake off the movie. That was the last time that we saw a movie that I didn't research online first. It was traumatizing to me...