Given the chance, would you drink from the spring that grants everlasting life?
Evy (6): "No, I want to see Heavenly Father."
Gabe (9): "No. It would be boring to live forever."
Julia (11): "No. Because it would be creepy for my children."
Mom's Notes: I've been meaning to pull this one off the shelf for years. I read it as a ten-year-old, and the fascinating, haunting story has never left me. The story is much more complex even than I remembered it, though. There is a lot to think about here, and there are difficult questions to answer. We read this in the summertime, so the beautiful, detailed descriptions of the late August world and sweltering heat were especially relatable.
