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Remembering Natalie Babbitt, Author Of 'Tuck Everlasting'

Published November 1, 2016 at 12:28 PM EDT
Author Natalie Babbitt at a Broadway production of "Tuck Everlasting The Musical" in New York in April. (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)
Author Natalie Babbitt at a Broadway production of "Tuck Everlasting The Musical" in New York in April. (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

Natalie Babbitt, author of the beloved children’s book “Tuck Everlasting,” died yesterday at the age of 84.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson pays tribute to the author and her work with NPR Books editor Petra Mayer.

Guest

Petra Mayer, NPR Books editor. She tweets @petramatic.

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