troubled teen dies in river

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. Despite this and other differences including that she's rich, he's poor, she's a city girl, and he's a country boy the two become fast friends. Together they create Terabithia, a land of monsters, trolls, ogres, and giants where they rule as king and queen.

Jess Aarons and new girl Leslie Burke create a world of their own and call it Terabithia and pretend to be the king and queen. They return to their magical kingdom every day after school.

For Hoàng Khang, a 12th grade student facing a choice for the future, the pressures of making a living always weigh heavily on him because he was raised by his grandmother's small chè (Vietnamese dessert) stall and he doesn't want his grandmother to worry anymore. Meanwhile, Quốc is a warm-hearted guy who always tries to take care of Hoàng Khang with everything he has, but it seems that Hoàng Khang always rejects Quốc's feelings. Where will the youth story of Hoàng Khang and Quốc go?

After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.

Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...

In the fall of 1994, 15-year-old Simon went to the convenience store and never came back. The next day, the body of the teenager is fished out of the river. 27 years later, his younger sister Élise tries to understand why he threw himself off the bridge. Helped by Philippe, a charismatic pastoral animator who led Simon's self-help group, she discovers that everything is always more complex than it seems.