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Tuck Everlasting (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: fat old horse, yellow suit, Winnie Foster, Mae Tuck
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Imagine coming upon a fountain of youth in a forest. To live forever--isn't that everyone's ideal? For the Tuck family, eternal life is a reality, but their reaction to their fate is surprising. Award winner Natalie Babbitt (Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious) outdoes herself in this sensitive, moving adventure in which 10-year-old Winnie Foster is kidnapped, finds herself helping a murderer out of jail, and is eventually offered the ultimate gift--but doesn't know whether to accept it. Babbitt asks profound questions about the meaning of life and death, and leaves the reader with a greater appreciation for the perfect cycle of nature. Intense and powerful, exciting and poignant, Tuck Everlasting will last forever--in the reader's imagination. An ALA Notable Book. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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"Rarely does one find a book with such prose. Flawless in both style and structure, it is rich in imagery and punctuated with light fillips of humor. The author manipulates her plot deftly, dealing with six main characters brought together because of a spring whose waters can bestow everlasting life...Underlying the drama is the dilemma of the age-old desire for perpetual youth." --The Horn Book
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Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 9-12
  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Square Fish (August 21, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312369816
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312369811
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,257 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,379 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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47 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Enchanting., April 16, 2001
By Erin (Michigan) - See all my reviews
  
My one word to describe this story: enchanting. It's the kind of story that a child would dream up laying on moon-drenched grass on a summer evening... you know, the kind that gives you shivers because it just might be real. I love this story for its simplicity--the author doesn't try to force it to be more than it is. She just lays it out in front of you and leaves you to ponder. And it's magical. You've just gotta love a book like that!

I recommend this book for older children who are ready to contemplate the issues of life and death, but who can still appreciate fantasy (It's not one of those depressing my-best-friend-died-and-it's-all-my-fault-Betsy-Byers-type books, thank goodness!). But I also highly recommend it to adults. It just might help you consider the magic of life that adults so often dismiss as childish impossibility.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Tuck Everlasting, March 29, 2005
By J. Meyers (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tuck Everlasting (Paperback)
Geared toward the middle grades, Tuck Everlasting is a modern fantasy novel that has characters that can easily be identified with, even if they can never die. The book is an easy read with a plot that keeps readers in suspense and wanting to know more. The overall theme that life is a wheel and should move on, teaches us that death is part of the journey and to not take living for granted.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful, wonderful book, November 2, 2002
By "greengoldfairy" (London, England (but only until August 18th!)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tuck Everlasting (Hardcover)
So far, in my life, I have read this book twice. The first time was when I was about 9 or 10 years old, and I don't remember liking it at all. Throughout the years, TUCK EVERLASTING has never been one of the books that I think of when someone asked me what they ought to read. In fact, when I heard that the movie was coming out, I could barely remember the story.

Now that I've read it a second time, at the age of 16, I can't for the life of me understand why. In TUCK EVERLASTING Natalie Babbitt has crafted a wonderfully thought-provoking story about human mortality and what it would mean to live forever. I was floored after I finished it, floored to the point that I had to stay in bed for a while and just think.

TUCK EVERLASTING is the story of 10-year-old Winnie Foster who, while literally on the run from her stifiling and lonely family life, stumbles upon a young man sipping water from a spring at the base of a giant oak tree. The young man is Jesse Tuck, the youngest memeber of a family blessed -- or doomed -- to live forever. While Winnie stays with the Tucks for just a few days, she learns more about their secret and what it really means. Unfortunately, a mysterious man also knows of the Tucks and of their secret, and is bent using it to make a fortune.

Though I am tempted to say that this book would be good for all ages, I don't think that this is necessarily true. My own experience proves otherwise. TUCK EVERLASTING is probably best for boys and girls ages 13 and up.

Oh, and remember: Don't see the movie without reading the book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book
this is a good book on whether not you want to live for ever and it keeps you thinking a lot about all the unansewred qestions.Ithink it is a great book for kids or adults
Published 23 days ago

5.0 out of 5 stars "...adventure and imagination..." as one!
All of Natalie Babbitt's works are juvenile fiction, but Tuck Everlasting brings adventure and good life lessons to the table. Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Heldreth

5.0 out of 5 stars I can't believe I missed this one
I read just about everything new and different while I was growing up, so imagine my surprise that I find myself in my fifth decade and this is the first time I ever read this... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Innocent girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!
This book is brutally beautiful. With all of the vampire stories these days touting immortality as some magnificent gift, it's great to read a book like Tuck Everlasting, which... Read more
Published 2 months ago by M. H.

5.0 out of 5 stars Would you want everlasting life?
**spoiler alert** My daughter chose this audio book for a trip and when we started to listen, it instantly transported us to the world of Winnie Foster, whose family owns an... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Arali

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
I like it when the order is exactly what I thought I was ordering. This was it. So, I'm happy. :)
Published 4 months ago by H. Stewart

3.0 out of 5 stars A review from an adult
This is a good story, but I think there's a major flaw. She worries intensely about Mrs. Tuck going to the gallows, because Mrs. Tuck can't die. Read more
Published 4 months ago by moonrambler

5.0 out of 5 stars Tuck Everlasting is a classic
I've been reading this beautiful and sensitively written book for three decades now. It never loses its hold on me. Read more
Published 5 months ago by elena goldstein

3.0 out of 5 stars Joe's review
Hi, my name is Joe and I am in 6th grade. Tuck Everlasting is a book about a girl named Winnie and the secret that she finds out about. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Joe's Review
My name is Joe and I am in [...] grade. Tuck Everlasting is about a girl named Winnie, who lives in a house outside the Wood. Read more
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