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I was so disappointed.īut there were a handful of more interesting books scattered among the rest, and one of those was Tuck Everlasting. I have NO idea where my MIL got them from, or why. dozens of Sweet Valley High and Babysitters Club books. When I got home and opened the boxes, I found. With visions of a literary treasure trove in my head, I quickly offered to take them off her hands so I could keep what I liked and dispose of the rest. She mentioned, as we were leaving, that she had two boxes of books that she was going to get rid of. “This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet, and tangy as a summer-ripe pear.One day I was visiting my mother-in-law, a former high school English teacher. ∺ fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten.” — The New Yorker ∻eautiful and descriptive language is the strength of Babbitt's fantasy about Winnie and her encounter with the Tuck family, who cause her-and readers-to ponder an important question: What would it be like to live forever?” — Booklist Flawless in both style and structure, it is rich in imagery and punctuated with light fillips of humor.” — The Horn Book Magazine “Rarely does one find a book with such prose. “This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet, and tangy as a summer-ripe pear.” — Entertainment Weekly It lingers on, haunting your waking hours, making you ponder.” — The Boston Globe

“Natalie Babbitt's great skill is spinning fantasy with the lilt and sense of timeless wisdom of the old fairy tales. “Probably the best work of our best children's novelist.” — Harper's “With its serious intentions and light touch the story is, like the Tucks, timeless.” — Chicago Sun-Times

∾xciting and excellently written.” — The New York Times Book Review

∺ fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten.” — The New York Times Praise for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt: Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older.īut then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks’ secret—and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey. 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. The classic novel about a young girl who stumbles upon a family's stunning secret