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I think this is a book about an immortal frog. At least that’s what I remember from the movie based on this book that Geralyn talked me into watching. Also, if I had had my druthers, Samantha would have been named “Winnifred” after one of the characters in this thing. Luckily, cooler heads prevailed.
From Amazon:
Imagine coming upon a fountain of youth in a forest. To live forever–isn’t that everyone’s ideal? For the Tuck family, eternal life is a reality, but their reaction to their fate is surprising. Award winner Natalie Babbitt (Knee-Knock Rise, The Search for Delicious) outdoes herself in this sensitive, moving adventure in which 10-year-old Winnie Foster is kidnapped, finds herself helping a murderer out of jail, and is eventually offered the ultimate gift–but doesn’t know whether to accept it. Babbitt asks profound questions about the meaning of life and death, and leaves the reader with a greater appreciation for the perfect cycle of nature. Intense and powerful, exciting and poignant, Tuck Everlasting will last forever–in the reader’s imagination.
I believe it’s a kid’s book, but it’s short and I snagged the book-on-CD from the library to add some variety to my literary diet.
This was one of my favorites when I read it in school (junior high, I think), so I had to pick it up again and rent the movie when it came out!
I like how the book ended better than the movie –much more touching and makes a stronger point about mortality. I do, however, like how the movie had Winnie hold onto the bottle of water almost her whole life instead of what she did with it in the book. I also enjoyed being curious about what happened to the toad (in the movie) rather than knowing for sure (in the book).
This is a great book for young adults or even older children. I can’t wait to read it to Sam some day.