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Fae & Fairy Fiction

Tuck Everlasting

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  • 1975 first published
  • 144 pages
  • ★ 3.8 (44 ratings)
  • 23 editions
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Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting (1975) is a fae fiction novella. It deals with Aging, Envejecimiento, ficción juvenil and immortality.

Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 44 ratings, and 333 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 23 editions across 3 languages.

At about 144 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About Tuck Everlasting

A surprising encounter between a young girl and a family which is cursed with everlasting life develops into a deep friendship. Lovely prose and a lovely thought provoking story.
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Tropes

Subjects

  • Aging
  • Aging in fiction
  • Children's stories
  • Envejecimiento
  • Fantasy
  • Ficción juvenil
  • Immortality
  • Fairy tales
  • Immortality in fiction
  • Inmortalidad
  • Novela fantástica
  • Secretos
  • Secrets
  • Secrets in fiction
  • Fantastic fiction
  • Fantasy fiction

Quick answers

Who wrote Tuck Everlasting?

Tuck Everlasting was written by Natalie Babbitt and first published in 1975.

What genre is Tuck Everlasting?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Tuck Everlasting?

The median edition has 144 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Tuck Everlasting?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Immortal Highlander, Dreamfever and The name of this book is secret (Secret series #1).

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