Tuck Everlasting
by Natalie Babbitt
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When Jesus said he could provide the water of everlasting life, he wasn't talking about the Treegap juice. But the Gospel of John does lend itself to some good discussions about metaphor—and what the spring might stand for in Tuck Everlasting. - Bottoms Up
Dr. Heidegger's Experiment, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, presents yet another finite-vs.-infinite-life dilemma. Unfortunately, Dr. Heidegger's guests aren't as wise as the Tucks and Winnie.