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Natalie Babbitt took me to another world in this book, a world where I could easily believe a family could drink from a remote spring and live forever, a world where a lonely girl finds an unexpected family and is stronger as a result. Her book is, oddly, a fantasy that is also one of the most realistic fiction books I've ever read. ...more
Natalie Babbitt took me to another world in this book, a world where I could easily believe a family could drink from a remote spring and live forever, a world where a lonely girl finds an unexpected family and is stronger as a result. Her book is, oddly, a fantasy that is also one of the most realistic fiction books I've ever read. ...more
Winnie Foster, a wealthy sheltered adolescent in the 1880s, finds a spring in the woods next to her family home and there meets the Tuck family. Whisked away by Mrs. Tuck who is fearful of becoming of her family becoming too well known by normal folk, Winnie learns lessons of loyalty, acceptance, belonging during her time with the family. Bittersweet young love come into play in this book that examines aging and death versus immortality.
I enjoyed this book listening (reading) it for the first ti ...more
I enjoyed this book listening (reading) it for the first ti ...more
Such an amazing book. A huge comfort read for me. Makes me contemplate life and mortality, which is crazy given it’s a middle grade book, but I guess sometimes those are the best. If you want a book you can read in only a few hours that still gives you a atmospheric setting, lovely characters, beautiful language, and great themes this is it!
Enjoyable and I can see why it won awards. I can easily imagine this as a play. Recommend!
Hated the ending to this book! The rest of it was really good.
Mar 29, 2023
Christina
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it was amazing
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How have I never read this book? Terrific.
Mar 08, 2020
Rachel
marked it as to-read
Jun 27, 2020
Lolita
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Dec 26, 2023
Kimberly
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