Janice Avery and the troll

Yes. Jess and Leslie's imaginary Terabithian world was a place they could go where they ruled and there were no school bullies. So this is why it was so easy to fight off the squirrels"Sqoagers" (Scott Hoager) and crows"Vulchers" (Gary Fulcher). At first Janet was such a bully she easily became the tree"Giant Troll" in their world, but after her family situation was embarrassingly discovered at school, Leslie comforted her and she then was friendly to Jess. So though at first the Troll seemed huge and menacing, it ended up greeting Jess and Leslie and then leaving. You can see her again at the very end. What a wonderful imaginary movie, I love the music, the drawings and the close connection the lonely young man shared with his new neighbor. Though Leslie's death hit the film pretty hard, I was happy to see Jess finally building the little raft with her drawing on it and letting it go. And what a wonderful bridge he built in her honor.