{"product_id":"0374480095","title":"Tuck Everlasting - Teacher Guide by Novel Units","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eDoomed to - or blessed with - 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 a blessing that it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a starnger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune\u003cbr\u003e Other books by the renowned children's author \u003cb\u003eNatalie Babbitt\u003c\/b\u003e include \u003ci\u003eGoody Hall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKneeknock Rise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Storybook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Other Storybook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Eyes of the Amaryllis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Search for Delicious\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn American Library Association Notable Children's Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a Christopher Award for Books for Young Readers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can.\u003cbr\u003eBut when ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles upon their secret, the Tucks must take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem. Much trouble arises when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune.\u003cbr\u003eThis short novel, so moving and artfully composed, first appeared a generation ago. It has since become a young adult classic.\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.\"—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChildren's Books\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScience Fiction \u0026amp; Fantasy\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eFantasy \u0026amp; Magic\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Used - Poor","offer_id":45262855504062,"sku":"0374480095-6","price":4.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/51eqZyO71GL._SL500.jpg?v=1754103601","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/0374480095","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}