Tuck Everlasting Summary

In the beginning of the book a ten year old girl named Winnie runs away to discover why the wood is so creepy and why people detour around it. When Winnie is in the wood she discovers a 17 year old boy named Jesse. Jesse then tells Winnie about the "Magical" spring and tells her to promise not to tell anyone. Since Winnie thinks Jesse is handsome Jesse tells Winnie to drink the spring when she is seventeen so they can get married because the spring makes people live forever! Jesse's mother, Mae Tuck, Comes and kidnaps Winnie. Later in the story a stranger in yellow suit knows so much about Winnie and the Tucks. They then have to protect the spring because if someone discovers it then they might try to sell it for a high price.