Over Easter break I read Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit.  She published the book in 1975 and in 1881 a movie was made following the book.  There was also a remake of the movie in 2002 (A fabulous movie, by the way!).  I found this book very interesting and fun to read.  Although rather easy to follow, it is in no means dull or bland.  The plot takes unexpected turns and the conflict is dramatic.  The Tuck family, along with Willie, have the hardest decision of their lives to make when Mae is imprisoned for killing a man.  If she is sentenced to be put to death, they will discover the secret the family has of immortality.  If they just sentence her to prison, they will eventually figure out that she does not age.  Either way is out of the question for the family, so they devise a plan to help her escape.  Throughout the book the characters develop nicely and interact in a way that makes the reader fall in love with them.  It is a wonderful piece of children's literature as well as a great movie.