Tuck Everlasting
Square Fish - Square Fish
Release date: 2007-08-21
Paperback
Author: Natalie Babbitt
Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction, Children's Books/All Ages, Children: Grades 4-6, Classics, Juvenile Fiction / General, Social Issues - General, Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic, Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings, Fantasy
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Tuck Everlasting
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Children in elementary school should not read the Natalie Babbitt books unless they are very intelligent readers because of the language. Babbitt writes richly using similes, personifications, and metaphors to help the reader understand the differences between Winnie's world and the woods where the Tucks live. To give you an example, at the outskirts of the woods the trees "sigh" because they are at the edge of a place between the Foster's "touch-me-not" world and the enchanted inner part of the woods were everything is magical and lively. She uses personification to make the woods seem more alive there than at the Foster's "touch-me-not" house. You get what I mean now?
Another thing a casual reader wouldn't understand is the complex imagery and the description. Babbitt uses a lot of details so you know what every atom of the object looks like. She does it to give you a perfect idea of the setting. As an example, Babbitt makes the dangerous woods seem inviting. Winnie describes the woods as "the sweet earth was opening its wide four corners to her like the petals of a flower ready to be picked" as if mother nature was giving her a personal greeting to the Tuck's lively house and the true, living inner part of the woods. As an example, a meadow would give you the idea that something happy is going to happen. In a tidy house that is very orderly, everything is in a certain place, and everything is squeaking clean. You would think that place is dull and boring.
Now that we finished the introduction, listen to this. This book isn't worth seven or eight dollars; it's worth a hundred dollars at the lowest price because of the great writing and the word wizardry. It is exciting, mystical, and a great work of literature. It includes many similes, metaphors, foreshadow, and personification. Everyone who is a great young reader will enjoy everything in this book. You would enjoy the plot. It is a story of truth about a young girl who is trapped. Her newfound friends share a spectacular secret. There isn't anything you couldn't like in this story. Make sure you keep a box of tissues beside you because after you finish this story you'll end up weeping. Hope you enjoy the story!!!
Tuck Everlasting
Date undefinedDo you like mystical and mysterious woods? Then this is your book. I really enjoyed reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. The story is set in magical and mystical forest. Something exciting happens in Treegap and you never want to stop reading.
I do not recommend this book for kids under the age of 10, unless they have a large vocabulary and appreciation for descriptive language. The reader should be able to appreciate the language Natalie Babbitt uses. The imagery and descriptive writing are very complex. A kid reading this novel needs to know how to identify the author's use of similes, metaphors, foreshadow, and personification so that they can understand what she is trying to communicate. There are also many large words that you would need to stop and think about. If you don't know the word then it would be harder for a younger reader to understand the meaning, particularly those words that have multiple meanings.
I also enjoyed the book's main characters. Babbitt creates characters that are very serious and heart warming. The Tucks are serious about their problem and they really want to fix it but there is no way they can. When Mae is worried, her music box makes her feel warm and soothed inside. When they try to befriend Winnie she thinks their voices are kind and friendly.
I have told you what I like about the wonderful book Tuck Everlasting and that I would not recommend this book for children under the age of 10. But if you like mystical and mysterious woods and have a large vocabulary then this is your book for only $7.00.
Enjoy!!!
Tuck Everlasting
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Do you like adventure and romance? Then Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt is your book to read. Then you can go on an adventure with the Tuck family and Winnie.
This book has a bit of everything -- romance, adventure, and action. It all started when Winnie always thought she was in a prison in her fenced backyard. One day she snuck out of her house and went to the woods. There, she saw a boy drinking from a spring. His name was Jesse. Then she was taken to his father's home by force, and the family told Winnie that the spring that Jesse was drinking from made them live forever.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has a HUGE imagination and a good dictionary inside their head, because the novel has complex phrases. I like this book because it has romance, action, and adventure.
Have fun reading Tuck Everlasting!
