Lisa Christina Hill inspired Katherine Paterson to write her novel Bridge to Terabithia. In real life Lisa was friends with Katherine's son David Lord Paterson. The friendship depicted in the novel is very like the friendship David and Lisa had until Lisa was killed after being struck by lightning. Lisa's personality was alot like Leslie Burke's even though Bridge to Terabithia is a novel.
Yes, Katherine Paterson's son's best friend Lisa Hill was struck by lightning and killed, which deeply impacted Paterson. This event inspired her to write the novel "Bridge to Terabithia," in which the character Leslie Burke's death is influenced by the tragic event.
Her son's 8 year old friend Lisa Hill was on at the beach one day and got struck by lightning. His mom decided to write a book to help him cope with his grief which we now know as Bridge to Terabithia. She based the river and many of the events in the book on what happened in her son's life and some of her own. I hope this answers your question.
Leslie was based on a real life person. Lisa Hill, who was the authors best friend. She was struck by lightning and died at a young age. I think that the author wrote this story as a way to cheer up her son while he was going through the pain of losing his best friend.
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