Tuck Everlasting

natalie babbitt

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune.

Genres fantasyclassicsyoung adultfictionchildrensmiddle gradeschoolhistorical fictionromanceread for school

139 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1975

Literary awards

lewis carroll shelf award, young hoosier book award, vermont golden dome book award, childrens choice book award, phoenix award (childrens literature association), bluestem book award,

This edition

Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 2002 by Sunburst
ISBN: 9780374480134
ASIN: 0374480133
Language: English

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About the author

natalie babbitt

Natalie Zane Babbitt was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Her 1975 novel, Tuck Everlasting, was adapted into two feature films and a Broadway musical. She received the Newbery Honor and Christopher Award, and was the U.S. nominee for the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1982.