Library Book: Tuck Everlasting [Paperback]

The classic novel about a young girl who stumbles upon a family's stunning secret

What if you could live forever?

Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her familys property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older.

But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks secretand whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey.

Praise forTuck Everlastingby Natalie Babbitt:

A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten. The New York Times

Exciting and excellently written. The New York Times Book Review

With its serious intentions and light touch the story is, like the Tucks, timeless. Chicago Sun-Times

Probably the best work of our best children's novelist. Harper's

Natalie Babbitt's great skill is spinning fantasy with the lilt and sense of timeless wisdom of the old fairy tales. . . . It lingers on, haunting your waking hours, making you ponder. The Boston Globe

This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet, and tangy as a summer-ripe pear. Entertainment Weekly

Is eternal life a blessing or a curse?

Discussion Questions:

Note: Page numbers listed below refer to the trade paperback edition.

1. On page 39, Miles describes losing his family as they aged and he didn't. Think about spending
the rest of eternity at your current age. Who would you lose? What would you gain? Would it be
worth it?
2. On page 64, Tuck tells Winnie, You can't have living without dying. So you can't call it living,
what we got. We just are, we just be, like rocks beside the road. What do you think he means by
this?
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