{"product_id":"9780374301675","title":"Tuck Everlasting","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eTuck Everlasting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Natalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlessed with—or doomed to—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less of a blessing than it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA brand-new introduction from Gregory Maguire, the author of \u003ci\u003eWicked\u003c\/i\u003e, and additional bonus materials make this special edition of Natalie Babbitt's \u003ci\u003eTuck Everlasting\u003c\/i\u003e a must-have for lovers of the book and a great way to introduce a new generation to a classic. This title has Common Core connections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Exciting and excellently written.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With its serious intentions and light touch the story is, like the Tucks, timeless.” —\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Rarely does one find a book with such prose. Flawless in both style and structure, it is rich in imagery and punctuated with light fillips of humor. The author manipulates her plot deftly, dealing with six main characters brought together because of a spring whose waters can bestow everlasting life. . . . Underlying the drama is the dilemma of the age-old desire for perpetual youth.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Probably the best work of our best children's novelist.” —\u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet, and tangy as a summer-ripe pear.” —\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautiful and descriptive language is the strength of Babbitt's fantasy about Winnie and her encounter with the Tuck family, who cause her--and readers--to ponder an important question: What would it be like to live forever?” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong-listed Ohio Choose to Read Program (2011), The Janusz Korczak Medal, IBBY, Polish National Section, Long-listed ALA Notable Children's Books, Long-listed Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List, American Library Association Notable Children's Books, Winner Christopher Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374301675\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40647993229518,"sku":"9780374301675","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_06e88e1a-45a1-45d9-9e1f-96e253df8b85.jpg?v=1644919510","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374301675","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}