Tuck Everlasting
| File:Tuck Everlasting25.png Cover to the 25th anniversary edition | |
| Author | NATALIE BABBIT |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | n/a |
| Subject | Immortality |
| Genre | Children's book, Fantasy |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 66 pages |
Tuck Everlasting is a fantasy children's novel by Natalie Babbitt, It was published in 1975. The book explores the concept of immortality and the reasons why it might not be as beneficial as it appears.
Plot
This book is about a family that discovers a spring under the roots of a giant tree that gives the person who drinks it eternal life. Only the Tucks know about but when you read the story a little girl named, Winne, finds out too.
Awards
The novel was selected as an ALA Notable Book as well as being included on the Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List. It has received numeorous awards since its publication including the Janusz Korczak Medal and the 1976 Christopher Award for Best Book for Young People. It was also included in Anita Silvey's book The 100 Best Books For Children. It has 140 pages in the book (Including the Epilogue and Prologue).
Adaptations
The novel has been adapted to film twice. The first was released in 1981 and distributed by One Pass Media. The second was by Disney in 2002. It was directed by Jay Russell and starred Alexis Bledel as Winnie, Jonathan Jackson as Jesse and William Hurt and Sissy Spacek as his parents. It has received mixed, but generally favorable reviews and currently holds a 61% rating at Rotten Tomatoes. The New York Post praised it as "handsomely crafted and well-acted".[1] It grossed $19,161,999 at the domestic box office, but it did not receive a wide-release in foreign territories.
References
- ^ Lou Lumineck. "New York Post film review".
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