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Tuck everlasting book cover5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() It explores the idea of eternal life, and its flip side, mortality. Originally intended for middle grade children, it’s a gracefully written story that has resonated with readers of all ages. Removed from my everyday life, I had a lot of time to read I visited the public library nearly every day, browsing the adult fiction but borrowing favorite children’s stories. ![]() Most of the care-giving duties fell to more experienced family members, but between more demanding weeks filled with appointments and treatments, I moved into the spare bedroom and managed the household shopping and chores. ![]() I returned to it when I was staying with an older relative who was living with a terminal disease. But the timing for me to rediscover this story, about how “dying’s part of the wheel, right there next to being born” was perfect. It was never one of my school texts: when I was a girl, it hadn’t yet achieved its iconic status. When I first reread Tuck, I was in my thirties. What better time to consider Babbitt’s remarkable novel about mortality and immortality, Tuck Everlasting (1975), a story that rewards young and adult readers alike. This Gaelic festival opens the door to the darker part of the year, and it’s also the anniversary of author Natalie Babbitt’s death in 2016. ![]() The last day of October marks Samhain, the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter. ![]()
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