What if Jesse didn't get to Winnie in time and she drank the water. What if the man in the yellow suit never tracked them down. What if Winnie didn't go home. this book starts when Winnie mets Jesse so read tuck everlasting first. I don't own the characters except the ones I make up. fun fact did you know that there are two tuck everlasting movies 1981 and 2002. the 1981 follows the story line better than the other and both are great movies.