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Bridge to Terabithia: Audiobook

The Bridge to Terabithia audiobook runs an estimated 4.5 hours (about 3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.5est. listening hrs
4.1★57 ratings
Fantasygenre
Free for new listeners

The instrumentWhen will you finish it?

Based on 4.5 hours of listening (estimated).

Days to finish Bridge to Terabithia at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day9 days
1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

What our data says

  • At 4.5 hours (estimated), it's shorter than 90% of the fantasy audiobooks we measured.
  • That's 59% shorter than the average fantasy audiobook (11 hrs across 1861 titles in our dataset).

Computed from fantasy audiobooks in The Books Insider dataset (build ); listening time estimated from page count. Methodology.

Who is this for?

Best for fantasy listeners who want a historical setting: a weekend-size listen at 4.5 hours (estimated).

About the book

This beloved Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson is a modern classic of friendship and loss. Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief. Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable Children’s Book and has become a touchstone of children’s literature, as have many of Katherine Paterson’s other novels, including The Great Gilly Hopkins and Jacob Have I Loved.

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Bridge to Terabithia audiobook?

Bridge to Terabithia runs about 4.5 hours, our estimate from its 152 pages at a typical narration pace. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3 hours.

Is the Bridge to Terabithia audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

When was Bridge to Terabithia first published?

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson was first published in 1972.