Natalie Babbitt





Natalie Babbitt

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born
in Dayton, Ohio, The United States
July 28, 1932

gender
female

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About this author

Natalie Babbitt was born Natalie Zane Moore on July 28, 1932, in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Laurel School for Girls, and then Smith College. She has 3 children and is married to Samuel Fisher Babbitt. She is a grandmother of 3 and lives in Rhode Island.

She is also a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.

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Average rating: 3.80 · 96,805 ratings · 4,500 reviews · 38 distinct works · Similar authors
Tuck Everlasting
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 92,934 ratings — published 1975 — 91 editions
The Search for Delicious
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3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 1,375 ratings — published 1969 — 17 editions
Kneeknock Rise
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 669 ratings — published 1970 — 17 editions
The Eyes of the Amaryllis
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1977 — 17 editions
The Devil's Storybook
4.21 of 5 stars 4.21 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1974 — 8 editions
Jack Plank Tells Tales
3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 201 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions
The Moon Over High Street
3.07 of 5 stars 3.07 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 2012
The Devil's Other Storybook
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1987 — 6 editions
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions
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“Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”
Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

“Like all magnificent things, it's very simple.”
Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

“dont be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life.”
Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting

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