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Title: Tuck Everlasting
Author: Natalie Babbitt
type of book: Children's / YA fiction
call number: YA/ FIC
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This book is strong in character, story and setting.
Summary:
Winnie Foster, a lonely rich girl who is stifled by her watchful
parents, runs away from home to explore the small woods on her property. Winnie
believes she will only be gone for a day, but she meets Jesse Tuck near a big
tree that hides a magical water pool. Winnie soon learns that the Tuck family,
who has kidnapped her to hide a secret, are a very different kind of family.
Winnie begins to lose track of time and forms a strong bond with Jesse.
Meanwhile a mysterious man in a yellow suit is "helping" to look for Winnie and
tracking the Tuck family.
I would recommend this book!
Why?
This book is well written and a very fast read. Full of suspense, romance,
friendship, adventure, and life lessons, it will appeal to both male and female
readers in grades 4th through 7th. It also was made into a Disney movie starring
Jonathan Jackson, Alexis Bledel, Sissy Spacek, Ben Kingsley, and William Hurt,
and this movie does not veer too far from the text.
Other suggested reading:
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
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Related Links:
IPL Kidspace: Author Pages - Natalie Babbitt
The Tuck Everlasting Movie Site
Employee Initials: KS
Review Date: February 2003
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