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Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt

Start date: August 1, 2020

Finish date: August 31, 2020

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Aug 17, 2020 Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ... added it

I am nearly 58 and this is the first time I have discovered this sweet, joyful, charming book! Of course in 1975 I was 13 so I may have been just a little too old for this one, but I do wish that I had been able to experience it at about age 8. I think the magic of the story would have resonated with me perfectly at that age.

Set in 1880, Tuck Everlasting is the story of two families, one of which will never age as they drank the water which gave them eternal life. They try to protect the world f ...more

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Dec 06, 2018 Book2Dragon rated it it was amazing

It's a sad tale, but oh so well written and such an elegant tale of friendship and growing up. ...more

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Jul 01, 2017 Jenny rated it really liked it

This is a lovely book with just the right amount of magic.

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Jul 07, 2017 Douglas Beagley rated it liked it · review of another edition

A very well-written book where not much happens. That's usually not a problem. There are well-explored ideas, great images, and the language and flow of the book is wonderful. The central idea is the kind of thing I love, too-- and the subtle poems on the periphery (Jesse) that really work. ...more

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