#164 in Children’s books
Tuck Everlasting
- 144
- Pages
- about 2.5 h
- Reading time
Affiliate link: buying through it supports BookRank at no extra cost to you.
Our view
“Tuck Everlasting” is a short, unhurried children’s novel that raises the question of living for ever and leaves the answer open. Its slow pace matches the subject, and it works for adults as well as children, though some readers find little plot beneath the gentle surface. A good book to share aloud with a child and talk about afterwards.
The view of the BookRank editors, written from readers’ ratings and comments. It does not affect the score or the book’s place in a ranking.
About the book
Tuck Everlasting is an American children's novel about immortality written by Natalie Babbitt and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 1975. It has sold over 5 million copies and has been called a classic of modern children's literature. The story follows a girl's meeting with a family of immortal humans.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 389 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Children’s books average of 7.9. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.5 | 44 | 11% |
| Google Books | 7.0 | 12 | 3% |
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 333 | 86% |
Frequently asked
What age is Tuck Everlasting for?
Tuck Everlasting sits on the Children shelf in the sources we use, which by convention means roughly ages 5–10. This is a guide from the book’s category, not a publisher’s age rating. It has 144 pages — shorter than 72% of the ranked books in Children’s books.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
If you liked this
Same shelf — Children’s books — with scores between 7.5 and 7.8, closest to this book.
