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Author: Natalie Babbitt
Publisher: Square Fish
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Pages: 144
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.2 x 0.6

ISBN: 0312369816
EAN: 9780312369811
ASIN: 0312369816

Publication Date: August 21, 2007
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Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.com Review
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 (IKnee-Knock Rise/I, IThe Search for Delicious/I) 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, ITuck Everlasting/I Iwill/I last forever--in the reader's imagination. An ALA Notable Book. (Ages 9 to 12) I--Emilie Coulter/I

Product Description
DIVPDoomed to#8212;or blessed with#8212;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./P/DIV

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5 out of 5 stars

mystifying and exciting December 4, 2008
Tuck Everlastingbr /br /Children in elementary school should not read the Natalie Babbitt books unless they are very intelligent readers because of the language. Babbitt writes richly using similes, personifications, and metaphors to help the reader understand the differences between Winnie's world and the woods where the Tucks live. To give you an example, at the outskirts of the woods the trees "sigh" because they are at the edge of a place between the Foster's "touch-me-not" world and the enchanted inner part of the woods were everything is magical and lively. She uses personification to make the woods seem more alive there than at the Foster's "touch-me-not" house. You get what I mean now? br /br /Another thing a casual reader wouldn't understand is the complex imagery and the description. Babbitt uses a lot of details so you know what every atom of the object looks like. She does it to give you a perfect idea of the setting. As an example, Babbitt makes the dangerous woods seem inviting. Winnie describes the woods as "the sweet earth was opening its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower ready to be picked" as if mother nature was giving her a personal greeting to the Tuck's lively house and the true, living inner part of the woods. As an example, a meadow would give you the idea that something happy is going to happen. In a tidy house that is very orderly, everything is in a certain place, and everything is squeaking clean. You would think that place is dull and boring. br /br /Now that we finished the introduction, listen to this. This book isn't worth seven or eight dollars; it's worth a hundred dollars at the lowest price because of the great writing and the word wizardry. It is exciting, mystical, and a great work of literature. It includes many similes, metaphors, foreshadow, and personification. Everyone who is a great young reader will enjoy everything in this book. You would enjoy the plot. It is a story of truth about a young girl who is trapped. Her newfound friends share a spectacular secret. There isn't anything you couldn't like in this story. Make sure you keep a box of tissues beside you because after you finish this story you'll end up weeping. Hope you enjoy the story!!! br /

5 out of 5 stars

Do you like mystical and mysterious woods? November 26, 2008
Do you like mystical and mysterious woods? Then this is your book. I really enjoyed reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. The story is set in magical and mystical forest. Something exciting happens in Treegap and you never want to stop reading. br /br /I do not recommend this book for kids under the age of 10, unless they have a large vocabulary and appreciation for descriptive language. The reader should be able to appreciate the language Natalie Babbitt uses. The imagery and descriptive writing are very complex. A kid reading this novel needs to know how to identify the author's use of similes, metaphors, foreshadow, and personification so that they can understand what she is trying to communicate. There are also many large words that you would need to stop and think about. If you don't know the word then it would be harder for a younger reader to understand the meaning, particularly those words that have multiple meanings.br / br /I also enjoyed the book's main characters. Babbitt creates characters that are very serious and heart warming. The Tucks are serious about their problem and they really want to fix it but there is no way they can. When Mae is worried, her music box makes her feel warm and soothed inside. When they try to befriend Winnie she thinks their voices are kind and friendly.br /br /I have told you what I like about the wonderful book Tuck Everlasting and that I would not recommend this book for children under the age of 10. But if you like mystical and mysterious woods and have a large vocabulary then this is your book for only $7.00.br /br /Enjoy!!!br /br /br /

5 out of 5 stars

Action, adventure, and romance November 26, 2008
Tuck Everlastingbr /br /Do you like adventure and romance? Then Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is your book to read. Then you can go on an adventure with the Tuck family and Winnie.br /br /This book has a bit of everything -- romance, adventure, and action. It all started when Winnie always thought she was in a prison in her fenced backyard. One day she snuck out of her house and went to the woods. There, she saw a boy drinking from a spring. His name was Jesse. Then she was taken to his father's home by force, and the family told Winnie that the spring that Jesse was drinking from made them live forever.br /br /I would recommend this book to anyone who has a HUGE imagination and a good dictionary inside their head, because the novel has complex phrases. I like this book because it has romance, action, and adventure.br /br /Have fun reading Tuck Everlasting!br /

5 out of 5 stars

Get ready to be grabbed November 26, 2008
Tuck Everlastingbr /br /br /This book will grab your free time if you like descriptions and usage of literary devices. This wonderful book is about a special family who meet a ten year old girl who learns their secret--a secret that in the wrong hands could cause a catastrophe. br / br /What I liked about this book is that the author, Natalie Babbitt, uses descriptions to allow you to picture the scenes perfectly in your hopefully wonderful imagination. I loved this book inside and out because the author builds suspense through usage of carefully chosen literary devices. There wasn't a single part that I didn't like. br /br /This book is wonderful. I would highly recommend you pay the seven dollars to buy this book if you want to be transported.br /

5 out of 5 stars

It will make you sad November 24, 2008
If you want a book for $7 then this is the novel for you.br /br /Natalie Babbitt's lyrical novel, Tuck Everlasting, needs to be read by a person with a large vocabulary and a love of language. Babbitt uses a lot of descriptive writing in order to help the reader understand the setting and the people with in it, but a reader who just wants to read for the plot will miss important meaning. br / br / There are two families in the story--one is orderly, the other is messy. Winnie, from the orderly family feels trapped. She yearns to make a difference in the world. So she runs away and meets a family where she can feel comfortable, important and loved. Because she loves this family so much she is willing to put her own life at risk in order to save them. br /br /I liked the romance that developed between Winnie and Jesse and I enjoyed the Tuck family because they are living their life to the fullest. This is a fabulous novel that everybody would enjoy. br /

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