Turnabout
TurnaboutMargaret Peterson Haddix
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After secretly receiving injections at the age of 100 that are meant to reverse the aging process, Melly and Anny Beth grow younger until, as teenagers, they try to find a guardian to take care of them as they return to infancy.

ISBN:
9781416936534
Length:
223 pages

Genres: science fiction, young adult

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