Tuck Everlasting

Written by Natalie Babbit

Winnie had often been haunted by visions of what it would be like to be kidnapped. But none of her visions had been like this, with her kidnappers just as alarmed as she herself was ......
When Winnie stumbles across the stream which can give the gift of everlasting life, she also stumbles across the unforgettable Tuck family.The Tucks, having drunk from this spring, will never age, and will never die. With calm clearsightedness they have kept the springs whereabouts secret, realising the harm and chaos full knowledge of it would bring. But the Tucks need to take grave measures when the springs secret is in danger of being revealed........

Reviewed by Keighley Class D5