Tuck Everlasting Spiral-Bound | 2007-08-21

Natalie Babbit

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The beloved children's classic with more than more than 10 million copies sold. From Newbery Honor and E. B. White Award-winning author Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting is a spellbinding modern-day masterpiece about immortality, friendship, and growing up that's sure to be an all-time favorite for every generation. What if you could live forever? In this timeless story young Winnie Foster learns of a hidden spring in a nearby wood and meets the Tuck family, whose members reveal their astonishing discovery of the spring's life-changing power. Now Winnie must decide what to do with her newfound knowledge―and the Tucks must decide what to do with her. But it's not just the curious girl who is interested in their remarkable tale. A suspicious stranger is also searching for the Tucks, and he will stop at nothing until he finds them and uncovers their secret. A staple on home bookshelves and in classrooms and libraries, Tuck Everlasting has captivated readers of all ages for half a century. Praise for Tuck Everlasting : "Probably the best work of our best children's novelist." ― Harper's "Exciting and excellently written." ― The New York Times Book Review "A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten." ― The New Yorker "[A] wondrous story . . . People don't just read Tuck Everlasting , they keep the book to read again and again." ― The Washington Post Read more
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160 pages
Item Weight: 0.27 lbs
Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.5 x 7.5 inches
Rarely does one find a book with such prose. Flawless in both style and structure, it is rich in imagery and punctuated with light fillips of humor.

A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt is the award-winning author of the modern classic Tuck Everlasting, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, Kneeknock Rise and many other brilliantly original books for young people. She began her career in 1966 as the illustrator of The Forty-ninth Magician, a collaboration with her husband. When her husband became a college president and no longer had time to collaborate, Babbitt tried her hand at writing. Her first novel, The Search for Delicious, established her gift for writing magical tales with profound meaning. Kneeknock Rise earned her a Newbery Honor Medal, and in 2002, Tuck Everlasting was adapted into a major motion picture. Natalie Babbitt lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and is a grandmother of three.