Winnie went on a walk one morning and wondered into the woods and stumbled onto a stream. While she was at the stream she ran into a boy, Jesse and his family. She went to take a drink of water but the family grabbed her before she had the chance to and told her she could not. The ended up kidnapping her and explaining their story to her. She learned that the river was full of water that would make her live forever. As she began to grow close to the family she knew she had to keep their secret a secret forever. However, she was faced with the decision of whether or not she wanted to live forever or not.

I liked the book for the most part. I thought that the beginning was kinda slow and hard to get interested into but everyone told me I would like it so I kept reading and ended up enjoying it. I liked that the book teaches you that even though it sounds like it would be cool to live forever you have to really learn to think about the consequences of our actions.

I would read this about aloud as a class and use the popcorn reading method to have the whole class read. I would also have them write a journal while reading the book and have them answer questions like, "Would you drink the water?", "Would you tell others about the stream?".

Tuck Everlasting is a book about a family who founf the "fountain of youth". their secret must be maintained so that people dont ruin their lives by rushing to it without thinking. then a man appears on the scene at winnie foster's house. (the family who owns the woods that the fountain is at) the foster's dont know about the tuck's secret. until one day, winnie decides to run away from her picture perfect life into the woods. she finds jesse tuck the youngest, and discovers the secret...along with the man who plans to ruin it for profit...
i liked this story because of its fantasy outlook. it would be nice to live forever, but the message of this book is to enjoy what you have because with everlasting life comes everlasting trouble. the book had a wonf=derful story that im sure 3rd to 6th graders would enjoy. it would seem to be perfect for a core reading book because of its detailed characters ad plot that could easily be mapped out. ( )

This book is narrated by a little ten year old girl named Winnie. Winnie lives near a wood that houses a magic spring, drink from the spring and you'll live forever. No one except the Tuck family knows about this spring. One day Winnie spies Jesse Tuck, a handsome seventeen year old boy, drinking from the spring. Fearing that their secret spring will be discovered, Jesse and his brother kidnap Winnie and take her back to their house to explain why she mustn't tell anyone about the magic immortal-making spring. Ultimately, this book is about Winnie's decision whether or not to drink the water herself.

I remembering reading this book for the first time when I was in sixth grade. Being about Winnie age, I was curious about all the same things she was in the book. I remember thinking knowing about a secret magic spring would be a big secret that would be hard to keep. This book will be loved by readers for it's simplicity, but also because of the imagination it activates. Who doesn't want to think about living forever?

As a classroom extension, I could use this book to talk about why it is important that people do not live forever (e.g. over population, lack of food) and how people attempt to stay young (cosmetic surgery, exercise). A teacher could also show the movie and have the students make a ven diagram, comparing and constrasting the two.

“Tuck Everlasting” is a modern fantasy about an over protected, misunderstood little girl. Ten year old Winnie Foster decides to run away through the strange woods that are across the road from her house. In the woods she stumbles upon a clearing and in the clearing, at the base of an enormous tree, sat a “glorious” 17 year old boy, Jesse Tuck. Winnie’s adventure begins as Jesse’s mother and brother arrive and kidnap her to keep her from telling about the tree and it’s secret. Winnie learns about the secret and tries to understand why she feels the Tuck’s need her and how she will protect them. Winnie must decide if her love for Jesse will be worth giving up life as she knows it and living forever as a young girl with Jesse.

I thought this book was very well written. I didn’t want to put it down and when I had read it I wanted more. The words wrap around you until you become Winnie. The fantasy is the emotional tug at our hearts to live forever young and invincible. It is the emotional decision to give up what we have in order to take what is forbidden. This book is a fantastic example of the statement that “fantasy is the metaphor through which we discover ourselves.” (Susan Cooper, 1981) The emotional needs of each character in the book are explored through the search to understand why we live and why we die.

In the classroom the book could be used to support a discussion with students about treating other people with respect and not tell “secrets” or gossip. The students could discuss the many things that would have happened if Winnie had told everyone the Tuck’s secret. They could also discuss when it is appropriate to tell a secret that could cause some one to be harmed if not told to the right person. ( )

Winnie Foster was an ordinary girl. She knew her parents rules of right nad wrong. She came across the Tuck family through the woods by her house. She fell in love with the family and helped them escape the law. Winnie had the option of being immortal wit them, but she chose not to. She lived a happy and fullfilled life.

I did like the book because the little girl was the narrator the majority of the time. There was adventure, love, and breaking rules in the book.

I would have the children write in their journal about an immortal life. What would the children do, where would they live, what goals if any would they have?