Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Turnabout.HADDIX, Margaret Peterson. Turnabout. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Pulse. 223p. c2000. 1-4169-3653-X. $5.99. JS To quote the review of the hardcover in KLIATT, November 2000: In the year 2000, two feisty elderly women are among the nursing home residents selected to be in a scientific experiment called Project Turnabout. Melly and Anny Beth receive an injection that miraculously reverses the aging process. A second injection is supposed to halt the process--but it proves fatal when it is attempted. Meanwhile, frighteningly fright·en v. fright·ened, fright·en·ing, fright·ens v.tr. 1. To fill with fear; alarm. 2. , their old memories are gradually being lost. Melly and Anny Beth leave the scientific academy that is conducting this dangerous and illegal experiment and stay together to help each other out as they experience a second chance at life, meanwhile getting younger all the time and trying to evade e·vade v. e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades v.tr. 1. To escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit: evade arrest. 2. a. those who become suspicious of them. Now, in the year 2085, they're physiologically teenagers, and are still continuing to grow younger. Who will look after them when they grow too young to take care of themselves? And why is a reporter trying to track Melly down? They return to their home state of Kentucky where they find the answers to these questions, meanwhile pondering pon·der v. pon·dered, pon·der·ing, pon·ders v.tr. To weigh in the mind with thoroughness and care. v.intr. To reflect or consider with thoroughness and care. the moral issues raised by scientific experimentation and by the prospect of immortality immortality, attribute of deathlessness ascribed to the soul in many religions and philosophies. Forthright belief in immortality of the body is rare. Immortality of the soul is a cardinal tenet of Islam and is held generally in Judaism, although it is not an . This is a fast-moving and thought-provoking read by the author of Just Ella and other YA novels. Melly and Anny Beth are enterprising en·ter·pris·ing adj. Showing initiative and willingness to undertake new projects: The enterprising children opened a lemonade stand. and sympathetic heroines, and Haddix's near-future world, with almost no privacy left, is credible. An author's note at the end discusses some of the scientific research on reversing the aging process. J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. S--Recommended for senior high school students. Paula Rohrlick, KLIATT |
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