Tuck+Everlasting

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__Reflections__ Would you like to live forever?

__Tasks__ Create a visual image of the woods described in chapter 2

__Main Characters__ Make a list of the main characters and as you read the story, add to what you know about them.

__Chapter summaries & responses__ Prologue & ch 1-3 Winnie Foster is 10 yrs old. She is an only child who lives in a cottage just outside the village of Treegap. There is a wood across from Winnie's house that is owned by her family. No one goes in there.

In the prologue we learn that it is the middle of Summer and 3 important things happen on one day.
 * Mae Tuck set out to Treegap wood to visit her sons
 * Winnie Foster thought about running away
 * A stranger knocked on the door of Winnie's family home.

Ch 3 Write 3 ways that Winnie's life is different to yours.

Ch 4 What is your first impression of the man in the yellow suit? Does the author give you any clues about his character?

Ch 5 What do you think Jesse is thinking when he tries to prevent Winnie from drinking the spring water?

Ch 6 Why do the Tucks kidnap Winnie? What do you think you would have done if you were her? Ch 7 How had the Tucks figured out they were going to live forever? Why do you think the man in the yellow suit is following Winnie and the Tucks? Ch 8 Write a brief summary of the story so far.