Tuck Everlasting

Infobox Book
name = Tuck Everlasting
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image_caption = Cover to the 25th anniversary edition
author = Natalie Babbitt
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country = United States
language = English
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subject =Language Arts
genre = Children's book, Fantasy
publisher = Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
release_date = 1975
media_type = Print
pages = 106 pages
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"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 desirable as it appears. It has sold over two million copies and has been called a classic of modern children's literature.

Reception

In the years since its publication the novel has come to be regarded as a modern classic of children's literature.cite news | http://www.allenandunwin.com/default.aspx?page=94&book=9780747564171 | title=Tuck Everlasting | accessdate=2008-09-5] [cite news | http://goodtoread.org/initial/T/tuck-everlasting | title=Review by Clare Cannon of Portico Books | accessdate=2008-09-5] cite news | http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tuck_everlasting/?critic=creamcrop | title=New York Post film review | author=Lou Lumineck |accessdate=2008-09-5] It has become an international best-seller, with worldwide sales of over two million. Horn Book Magazine has called it "Flawless in both style and structure" while Harper's has hailed it as "the best work of our best children's novelist." [cite news | http://us.macmillan.com/tuckeverlasting | title=Macmillan Publishers: Tuck Everlasting | accessdate=2008-09-5]

Awards

The novel was selected as an ALA Notable Book as well as an being included on the Horn Book Magazine Fanfare List. It has received numerous 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".

Adaptations

The novel has been adapted into a 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 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". It grossed $19,161,999 at the domestic box office and did not receive a wide-release in foreign territories.