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Turnabout (School & Library Binding)

by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Author) "My sixteenth birthday. Sad, sad day ..." (more)
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At age 100, Melly and the other Riverside nursing home residents are injected with a drug to make them "unage" yet find that they cannot stop the process. "Haddix successfully shuttles readers between three different eras and builds up to a surprising final face-off," said PW. Ages 10-14. (May)
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Grade 6-10-Eighty-five years ago, Melly and Anny Beth were old women participating in a highly secret research study that reversed the aging process. However, the directors of Project Turnabout couldn't halt the reversal, and the women have "unaged" back into teenagers. Soon they will become so young that they will no longer care for themselves. Even worse, a reporter's interest in Melly is threatening to destroy the privacy that the teens alone still value in the publicity-mad culture of the year 2085. The suspense is unflagging as the two flee from unwanted exposure and search for a way to live out the rest of their days. The futuristic setting, including the consensual media circus of daily life, is scarily believable. The girls are well drawn, distinct characters, their teenaged selves logical extensions of their adult personas with one important difference: Melly and Anny Beth have learned from the mistakes of their "first lives" and accomplished more the second time around. The novel ends with the suggestion that longer life might be a blessing, an unusual perspective in science fiction and fantasy for young people, where extreme longevity is often depicted as a burden. Recommend this one to fans of Michael Crichton and Robin Cook, or pair it with Natalie Babbitt's Tuck Everlasting (Farrar, 1975) for a thoughtful discussion about human life and human potential.
Beth Wright, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, VT
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars ok, May 10 2004
This review is from: Turnabout (Hardcover)
I read this book for a book report. The cover caught my attention. I thought the book was ok. They should make a follow-up on Melly and Anny Beth. How their lives are with A.J. Then their lives should go down in history as a legend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars What Good Sci-Fi Should Aspire to Be, May 8 2004
By Gregory McMahan (Tottori, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Turnabout (Paperback)
I am quite surprised that a young adult title could be so thought-provoking. It has all the elements of good science fiction- real people faced with a very timely and pressing problem, but set in a time and place where we the readers can view the protagonists as they attempt to find some sort of closure.

The book simultaneously deals with the social problems associated with aging and the perils of the new, improved DNA-based biotechnology. It also presents the old plot device, immortality and the fountain of youth, with skill and originality. Also, I felt the juxtaposition of teen protagonists into such a complicated situation was an excellent touch.

Although I liked both the characters and the premise, I especially liked the ending of the story. A book of this sort would make for a great made-for-TV movie that could be shown on some lazy mid-week afternoon.

In sum, this was a fine effort, based on very real present-day science. I just wish the tale had been a bit longer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars STUPENDOUS!, April 13 2004
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This review is from: Turnabout (Paperback)
This book was really great! It's about some very old people who take a medication and start to grow younger! It's very exciting, so I read the book very quickly. I would recommend all boks from this author--Margaret Peterson Haddix. She's great!
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"Turnabout" presents a modern problem and argument about the fountain of youth. Read more
Published on April 12 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Messing with Nature
Melly and Anny Beth are the two main characters in the book Turnabout. Both are elderly women living in a retirement home when two scientists, Dr. Reed and Dr. Read more
Published on April 12 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Turnabout
Margaret Peterson Haddix does an excellent job describing the situtaion in which the two main characters in the book, Amelia and Anny Beth, are in. Read more
Published on April 10 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Great
I thought that the book was great especially because I love sci-fi type stuff. It really makes you think about how one day, maybe, you'll be able to do exactly what Beth and... Read more
Published on April 5 2004 by Alli

1.0 out of 5 stars terrible
One word can describe this book. Terrible. After finishing it I realized that the only thing I got from it was becoming really, really confused. Read more
Published on Jan 5 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars TERRIBLE
Absolutely terrible. The story had 2 pages of story and 230 pages of words.The rest was just pure bull. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2004 by Nick

2.0 out of 5 stars Eh.
Turnabout was a so-so science fiction book. I picked it up because I enjoyed past books by the author, but this one was definitely overshadowed by Running Out of Time. Read more
Published on Nov 24 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars What will happen next?
"Turnabout" is a great text. This text is filled with non-stop suspense combined with humor. With each turn of the page you are wondering what could possibly happen next... Read more
Published on Sep 23 2003 by Teach Eng

5.0 out of 5 stars an awesome book!
When I first started reading this book, I was confused. But after looking at dates on pages, the story seemed clearer. Read more
Published on Aug 30 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars The Thought-Provoker For Readers Everywhere
In "Turnabout" a 100-year old woman is given the chance to unage, or grow backwards. Hardly being able to hear what her doctor is saying, she gives in and is trying out the drug... Read more
Published on Jun 3 2003 by RavingReviewer

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