Bridge to Terabithia vs Matilda: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Schools, Fiction
Bridge to Terabithia
“"Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity, bariptity, bariptity-Good. His dad had the pickup going."”
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
1 film adaptation
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Matilda
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Matilda highest: Matilda 4.3 · Bridge to Terabithia 4.1.
- Bridge to Terabithia has the widest readership — 602480 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bridge to Terabithia | Matilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (602480) | 4.3 (27951) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (554) | 4.3 (993) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1288) | 4.5 (868) |
Reception
| Bridge to Terabithia | Matilda | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 602480 | 27951 |
| Editions | 103 | 149 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 306962 | 381368 |
| Reading it now | 8776 | — |
| Written reviews | 19823 | 27951 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12950 | 18873 |
| Pages | 175 | 242 |