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Shrinking Pains

E. M. Goldman (1996)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

Child Harm

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipComing of Age

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistDuo / Partners

Tropes

Found FamilyFish out of WaterComing of AgeAncient Artifact

Themes

FriendshipConsequences of ActionsDiscoveryGrowing up

Synopsis

When twelve-year-old friends Milo and Doug, along with Doug's slightly older cousin, discover a "fountain of youth" in the backyard, it leads to a series of improbable and eventually dangerous adventures.

Tags

AdventureContemporary Fantasy