This entry was posted in Fantasy by kidsbookblog. TUCK EVERLASTING TYA Book by Claudia Shear and Tim Federle Music by Chris Miller Lyrics by Nathan Tysen Based on the novel Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt APRIL 28 - 30, 2023 Friday. I think the book is beautifully written and is still a story that I will never forget.

It’s easy to read and would appeal to both boys and girls. I have to admit that I was waiting for something more major to happen in the plot line, because nothing that big really does happen. Mae does something that gets her put in jail but also doesn’t let the man in yellow tell their secret. Soon, a man in a yellow suit discovers their secret. But Angus, Jesse’s dad, tells her that she shouldn’t. Living with the Tucks, she enjoys their easygoing way of life, but also forms a crush on seventeen-year-old Jesse, who attempts to persuade Winnie to join them when she becomes his age by drinking from the magic spring. Winnie was the first person to discover them. They tell their story to Winnie about what had happened to them and that they decided to isolate themselves from other people. Frightened, the Tucks kidnap her and take her back to their home. The Tucks have a dangerous secret: they drank from a magic spring in the woods and now can’t ever age or die. There she meets the Tuck family, Angus Tuck, Mae Tuck, and their two sons Miles and Jesse.

Like I say, it is creepy, but I feel that this situation does NOT promote Pedo behaviour like some people state.In the year 1880, ten-year-old Winnie Foster gets lost in the woods in an attempt to run away from her high-class family.

Imagine if he turned some 17-year-old girl without her consent? How do you get that without revealing a secret you are sworn to protect? If he told someone, and they rejected his offer, what then? It's definitely a situation we couldn't really understand. It's still creepy, but there is a moral behaviour behind it. She could be his only chance to not be alone forever, and she is a likable girl that gets along with the whole family. He can't reveal his secret to anyone else and she's the only person to know the family secret. Think of why he is doing it? He's stuck being 17-year-old (physically and mentally), forever, and forever alone. *spoiler alert* He is trying to convince her to choose to become an immortal when she turns 17 and spend eternity with him. He is in no way trying to engage a 10 year old in a sexual relationship. The pursuit of the 10-yr-old girl by a 17-yr-old boy should be into the context of the story. The story is a bit slow in the beginning, but it's worth pushing through.įinal comment: I disagree with the pedophile comments made by some people. I don't know if the characters are particularly good role models, but Tuck and Mae do have an interesting perspective that only their situation could create and they have good intentions. It's actually quite a sweet story about a series of unfortunate events. This is a great little story with a realistic look at what it would be like to live forever, something many ignorantly desire.

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