
A girl discovers a spring granting immortality. Is eternal life a blessing or a curse?
Young Winnie Foster stumbles upon a secret spring that grants eternal life. The Tuck family, who have lived unchanged for decades, share their experiences with her. As Winnie grapples with the allure and burden of immortality, she must decide whether to keep the Tucks' secret and join their endless journey. Will she choose a life without end or embrace the natural cycle of life? This timeless tale explores the profound question of what it truly means to live.
The classic novel about a young girl who stumbles upon a family’s stunning secret What if you could live forever? Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family’s property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older. But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks’ secret—and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey. Praise for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt: “A fearsome and beautifully written book that can’t be put down or forgotten.” —The New York Times “Exciting and excellently written.” —The New York Times Book Review “With its serious intentions and light touch the story is, like the Tucks, timeless.” —Chicago Sun-Times “Probably the best work of our best children’s novelist.” —Harper’s “Natalie Babbitt’s great skill is spinning fantasy with the lilt and sense of timeless wisdom of the old fairy tales. . . . It lingers on, haunting your waking hours, making you ponder.” —The Boston Globe “This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet, and tangy as a summer-ripe pear.” —Entertainment Weekly
What families may want to know
Every family reads differently. These are the concepts our editors noticed in this book — worth seeking out for some readers, worth knowing about for others. The list isn't exhaustive, but it's a spoiler-light head start.
Violence
One of the characters describes testing testing whether he'd live forever by shooting himself with a shotgun. A character hits and kills a man.
4.8
out of 7
“Kind of startling The father, Tuck, describes trying to kill himself by putting a shotgun to his head The family kidnaps the little girl The youngest son tries to get her to live forever by drinking the spring water so she can marry him The mother kills the man in the yellow suit, and they all help her escape”
Trusted reviewer
“This is a really fun early chapter book. It feels like a fairy tale and yet unlike any other traditional fairy tale, and it's an interesting concept that can spark a lot of imagination. I think it's perfect for readers in grades 3-7.”
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