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Tuck Everlasting, 25th Anniversary Edition (Sunburst Book) (Paperback) (Paperback)
by Natalie Babbitt
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Magic, Fiction, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
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| MSL Pointer Review:
The book explores the question of life and death and the idea of living forever. It is a children's fiction book with one element of fantasy (the magical spring water). |
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Author: Natalie Babbitt
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Pub. in: April, 2000
ISBN: 0374480125
Pages: 176
Measurements: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BC00115
Other information: 2nd edition
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Tuck Everlasting is a book that explores the value of life, and difficult decisions about death. Winnie is a 10 year old spoiled rich girl who one day goes to a forest that everyone avoids because of some strange doings. There, she finds Jesse- one of the Tucks- and discovers that he and his family will live forever, thanks to a magical fountain. To prevent her from telling others about the fountain, they kidnap her. Soon she realizes she's in love with Jesse, and he tell her to wait until she's also 17 before drinking from the fountain and becoming immortal like him so they can live together forever. You would think such an offer would be irresistible to her, but she struggles with the temptation and finally decides not to do it. While some might not agree with her decision, you can understand why she refuses the offer, and by doing so comes across as wise beyond her years. Tuck Everlasting is a serious book that you'll think about long after you finished reading it. Another interesting life and death kind of book that's just as thoughtful is An Audience for Einstein. Both books raise some important questions about what human life is worth, and have characters who struggle to do the right thing.
Target readers:
Kids aged up 4
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Natalie Babbitt is an artist, author, and critic. She has created many celebrated books for children, including Kneeknock Rise, a Newbery Honor Book, and The Devil's Storybook and The Eyes of the Amaryllis, both ALA Notable Books. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Tuck Everlasting is a heart-warming book written by Natalie Babbitt.
The story is about a young girl named Winnie Foster, the daughter of the wealthy Fosters who own Treegap Woods, the home of the secret magical spring. One day, while Winnie is on the run in the woods, she bumps into a young boy named Jesse Tuck drinking from the spring. The Tucks kidnap her only because they have lived secretly in the woods for more than 80 years. The Tucks turn out to be a band of immortals (people who never age and never die). They had reached that state because they drank from the spring years back. Winnie enjoys her stay with the Tucks and begins to fall in love with Jesse. However, trouble follows as a mysterious Man in a Yellow Suit, who knows about the the fountain of youth, Winnie, and the Tucks, offers the Fosters to lead them to where Winnie is in exchange for the entire Treegap Woods.
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K. Bertoldo (MSL quote), Upstate NY
<2006-12-31 00:00>
Tuck Everlasting is the story of Winnie Foster, a 10-year-old girl who longs to escape the stuffiness of her parents' home. She goes for a walk in the woods and discovers Jesse Tuck drinking from a spring. When she tries to take a drink herself, Jesse is forced to tell her that the spring provides eternal life to anyone who drinks from it, and that he is actually over one hundred years old. The Tuck family then kidnaps Winnie to explain to her the importance of not telling anyone about this spring for fear that people would drink from it without understanding the consequences. Winnie begins to love the Tucks and faces the difficult decisions of whether to help them and whether to drink form the spring herself.
This book would be appropriate for ages 10 and 11. Children in this age group are beginning to question their relationship with their family and will be able to identify with Winnie's desire for change and independence. They are also becoming more analytical and will be able to appreciate the book's portrayal of life and death and the questions set forth about whether everlasting life would be a blessing or a hindrance. I would recommend that children read this book for enjoyment.
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Ami (MSL quote), Thurmont, MD
<2006-12-31 00:00>
I remember having to read this novel in fourth grade. My entire class got completely caught up in the world of the Tucks and Winne Foster. Before reading, our teacher asked us if we would live forever, given the choice. Of course, the entire class, being nine years old, answered in the affirmative. However, by the time we finished the book, we had all changed our minds completely.
This novel changed my outlook on life completely, even though I was only nine years old at the time. The Tuck family wishes they could go back to the way things were before, and simply live their lives. Winnie realizes that there is more to life beyond her fence, and she learns to cherish her life. Even without the epilogue, it was obvious to me what Winnie would choose to do, and having the frog sit in the middle of the road, waiting to be run over at the end was a nice touch.
Our class loved the book so much that our teacher bought us each a copy (I always wondered how she managed to pay for that). I still have mine, and I cherish it. This novel is great for younger readers, but it's also great for all ages. I still go back to read it every once in a while, and it is definitely on my list of favorite books.
I recommend this novel to anyone old enough to read it, and to parents who want something to read to their children not old enough to read this novel themselves. It's a terrific novel, one of the best I've read. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
On the road to the village of Treegap is a wood. The wood is owned by the exacting Foster family, but they never venture inside. No one, in fact, ever goes into the wood-even the cows avoid it. One day, however, Winnie Foster decides to run away, and she takes the road into the wood. There, she discovers the secret of the bohemian Tuck family-a family who made the mistake of drinking from a magical spring in the heart of the wood. Those who drink from the spring never grow old and remain the same age forever.
Author Natalie Babbitt's story Tuck Everlasting is written with a smooth, quaint style reminiscent of classic fairy tales. And just as the great classic fairy tales cause children to think about certain ethical dilemmas, Tuck Everlasting brings many moral questions to the fore. I would have loved to have had this book for my children when they were small-what fun we would have had discussing the questions that cross Winnie's mind. Is it, for example, a good thing, to live forever? What are some of the drawbacks? This children's book provides infinite possibilities for discussion, and I recommend it wholeheartedly-it's utterly delightful.
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2006-12-31 00:00>
The story is about a young girl named Winnie Foster, and the relationship that grows upon this individual and the Tuck family. The mystery surrounds the woods of Tree gap, and a certain water spring and its natural assets. Winnie is kidnapped by the Tucks one day, when she explored out into the woods. Her parents search high and low for her but don't find her until the ending. The Tucks were not cruel people. Actually Winnie considered them to be her friends. She fell in love with Jesse Tuck, the youngest in the Tuck family. A mysterious man in a yellow suit comes up many times throughout the story but his purpose in the story remains a secret until the ending. The Tucks kept Winnie because they have a secret about them that nobody could ever know. They needed to be able to trust her before they let her go. But the shocking surprise is a secret that Winnie keeps until her dying day.
Tuck Everlasting has explosive and uplifting spirits and appeal for, everybody. I liked how the author had such an incredible way of creating a mental picture of the beautiful American landscapes and setting. It gave the book a really strong feeling of harmony and serenity. She always gives her theory of life's purpose and how time works in the world, which I personally found interesting. I especially liked the romance that happens to Winnie and Jesse. Also the way the Tuck family lived their lives, in a way that was care-free and spirited. The way the author described the mysterious man in the yellow suit was suspenseful and it gave the book an attitude that made the book very enjoyable.
I would recommend this book to any reader who enjoys fantasy, romance, purity, action, and mystery. I think that this book has something that anybody can relate to in some way. This book is extremely easy to follow and I think that many people could find something that they find enjoyable in it. I gave this book two thumbs up.
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