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==Adaptations==
==Adaptations==
The novel has been adapted to film twice. [[Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)|The first]] was released in [[1981]] and distributed by One Pass Media. [[Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)|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".<ref name=nypost>{{cite news | http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tuck_everlasting/?critic=creamcrop | title=New York Post film review | author=Lou Lumineck |accessdate=2008-09-05}}</ref> It grossed $19,161,999 at the domestic box office, but it did not receive a wide-release in foreign [[territories]].
The novel has been adapted to film twice. [[Tuck Everlasting (1981 film)|The first]] was released in [[1981]] and distributed by One Pass Media. [[Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)|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".<ref name=nypost>{{cite news | http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tuck_everlasting/?critic=creamcrop | title=New York Post film review | author=Lou Lumineck |accessdate=2008-09-05}}</ref> It grossed $19,161,999 at the domestic box office, but it did not receive a wide-release in foreign territories.


==References==
==References==

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Tuck Everlasting
File:Tuck Everlasting25.png
Cover to the 25th anniversary edition
AuthorNATALIE BABBIT
LanguageEnglish
Seriesn/a
SubjectImmortality
GenreChildren's book, Fantasy
PublisherFarrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Publication date
1975
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages66 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

  1. ^ Lou Lumineck. "New York Post film review". {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tuck_everlasting/?critic= ignored (help)