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In the year 2000 Melly and Anny Beth were old and ready to die. But when offered the chance to be young again by participating in a top-secret experiment called Project Turnabout, they agreed. They received injections that made them grow younger, and it seemed like a miracle. But when the... read more
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Characters edit
- Melly/ Amelia/ Amy: The main character and the person telling the story for most of the book.
- Anny Beth/ Ms. Flick: A sarcastic women who calls it like it is.
- Dr. Jimson: The lady who helps with project turnabout. She also is Dr. Reed's wife. She mostly seems in charge of the Turnabout project.
- Dr. Reed: He came up with project turnabout and is more talkitive then the other doctor. His wife is Dr. Jimson.
- A. J. Hazelwood: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Rodney
- Mr. Johnson
- Mrs. Swanson
- Amelia Hazelwood
- Agatha
- Ms. Simmons
- Louise
- A. I.
- Roy
Quotes edit
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“Now that they were kids again, nobody expected them to be useful anymore. Funny- she'd never realized how much being young and being old were alike.”
Setting & Locations edit
- The agency: where the scientists who started project turnabout are.
- Kentucky: Where both Melly and Amy-Beth grew up.
First Sentence edit
My sixteenth birthday. Sad, sad day.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0689821875
Page Count: 223
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Country: USA
Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0689821875
Page Count: 223
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