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There’s a long afterword at the back of this book about the Real Science™ Haddix used as the basis for the story. Even if there’s a kernel of truth in the premise—preventing certain chromosomes from shrinking could stop and even reverse aging—the way science is dealt with in this novel makes the ideas seem less plausible than exploding tumors. Amelia and Annabeth are two senior citizens who are injected, sort of without their consent, with a new anti-aging formula, developed by a scientist who’s
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I wanted more! MORE! One of Haddix's clever twists on the future, where a pair of very old ladies agree to an experiment that will make them young again . . . the catch being that it won't stop! As they grow younger and younger: fourteen, thirteen, twelve, who will take care of them?
I love the concept of this book, but Haddix didn't explore as much of it as I wanted her to. ...more
I love the concept of this book, but Haddix didn't explore as much of it as I wanted her to. ...more
Mar 04, 2008
Tara
marked it as to-read
Apr 13, 2017
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
marked it as to-read
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