13 Best classics books like Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand…

If you liked the classics plot in Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Old Yeller by Fred Gipson

1. Old Yeller

By: Fred Gipson

4.10

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving r… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
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  • young adult
  • fiction
"... I guessed that when you are nearly a man, you have to learn to put up with a lot of aggravation from little old bitty kids."

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"You're getting to be a big boy; and while I'm gone, you'll be the man of the family. I want you to act like one. You take care of Mama and Little Arliss. You look after the work and don't wait around…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"Well, when you're fourteen years old, you can't afford to mix in a rock fight with your five-year-old brother. You can't do it, even when you're in the right. You just can't explain a thing like that…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"That was as rough a thing as I ever heard tell of happening to a boy. And I'm mighty proud to learn how my boy stood up to it. You couldn't ask any more of a grown man... It's not a thing you can for…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

Cover of The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau

2. The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was… read more

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  • school
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  • young adult
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  • fantasy
"He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

Cover of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg

3. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Format: None pages,

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

4. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

5. Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction

6. Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more

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  • childrens
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  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Frindle by Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements

7. Frindle

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

Format: 88 pages,

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  • fiction
Cover of Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

8. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction

9. Maniac Magee

By: Jerry Spinelli

4.00

Format: 222 pages,

Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more

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  • childrens
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Cover of Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

10. Where the Red Fern Grows

By: Wilson Rawls

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann—a boy and his two dogs... A loving threesome, they ranged the dar… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
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  • young adult
  • fiction
"I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it woukdn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too"."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had come back…"

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

Cover of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton

11. The Outsiders

By: S.E. Hinton

4.13

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Outsiders is about two weeks in the life of a 14-year-old boy. The novel tells the story of Pon… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • school
  • young adult
  • fiction
"We saw the same sunset."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Nothing sparkly can stay."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Things are rough all over."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

"Okay greasers, you've had it."

-S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

12. The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more

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13. Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)

By: Jerry Spinelli

4.10

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

A celebration of nonconformity; a tense, emotional tale about the fleeting, cruel nature of popular… read more

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14. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more

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15. Holes (Holes, #1)

By: Louis Sachar

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more

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Cover of The Giver (The Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry

16. The Giver (The Giver, #1)

By: Lois Lowry

4.12

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

At the age of twelve, Jonas, a young boy from a seemingly utopian, futuristic world, is singled out… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Memories are forever."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Thnks fr th mmrs- Gabe"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"Didn't life consist of the things you did each day?"

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

"It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless."

-Lois Lowry, The Giver (The Giver, #1)

17. Esperanza Rising

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fan… read more

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Cover of Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

18. Bridge to Terabithia

By: Katherine Paterson

4.05

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

Cover of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

19. Island of the Blue Dolphins

By: Scott O'Dell

3.87

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more

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  • childrens
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  • fiction
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

Cover of A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle

20. A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

By: Madeleine L'Engle

3.98

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

It was a dark and stormy night. Out of this wild night, a strange visitor comes to the Murry hou… read more

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  • middle grade
  • young adult
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  • fantasy
"Wild nights are my glory!"

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

"Believing takes practice."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

"People are more than just the way they look."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

"I do not know everything; still many things I understand."

-Madeleine L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)

15 Best fiction books like Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

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Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

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The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

Transform Your Habits

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

4.00

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19 must-read fiction books like Frindle by Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Chris Grabenstein

4.12

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)

Judy Blume

4.11

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Rules

Cynthia Lord

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia

Barbara O'Connor

3.85

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