Tuck Everlasting

Name: Tuck Everlasting
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.74 (34 reviews)
Author: Natalie Babbitt
ISBN: 9781400085750

Author: Natalie Babbitt

Narrator: Peter Thomas

Unabridged: 3 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 10/23/2007

Categories: Children's Fiction, Classic Children's Stories, Children's Social Themes, Fantasy Stories

Synopsis

When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles upon the Tuck family's disturbing secret, she is forced to come to terms with her conflicting emotions. She feels drawn to the loving, gentle and rather eccentric Tucks, but what they tell her is too incredible to be believed. Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family tries to make Winnie understand that the terrible magic of the forest spring can never be revealed. The consequences to the world could prove to be disastrous!

But then an unexpected complication arises when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to sell the spring water and make a fortune.

About The Author

Natalie Babbitt, who started as an illustrator, is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards for the children's books she has written.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Christine on 2007-07-20 02:09:42

I adored this book! The movie version didn't do it justice at all! Bittersweet and beautifully written, I'd highly recommend this book to any young reader, and I feel adults would appreciate it as well.

Goodreads review by Havenisle on December 03, 2013

I loved the story but I hated the ending. This was the first book I was ever mad at. To this day, I still scowl at people that say that immortality is a curse. Perhaps it is, if you're stupid and lacking in any aspirations. If I were the family in this book, I could agree. But no, I'm not... I wish......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on November 30, 2017

One day I was visiting my mother-in-law, a former high school English teacher. She mentioned, as we were leaving, that she had two boxes of books that she was going to get rid of. With visions of a literary treasure trove in my head, I quickly offered to take them off her hands so I could keep what......more

Goodreads review by Aj the Ravenous Reader on October 08, 2015

I read this book as a birthday gift to the one and only Awesome Kat Stark who is celebrating her birthday on September 27. SUPER HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KAT! Read her wonderful review by clicking on her name. I confess. Once in my young life, I dreamed of becoming immortal and invisible and you have to......more

Goodreads review by Anne on February 08, 2016

REREAD: Feb. 8/ 2016 I watched a movie yesterday that led me to reflect a bit on life, humanity and immortality. And eventually, after a train of exhaustive musings on the aforementioned subjects, I decided I wanted to read something pertaining to them. But what? I really don't know of any other book......more