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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.

Is Shrinking Pains appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

Two middle-grade boys and a cousin discover a magical fountain that causes age regression, leading to dangerous situations. Mild peril and age-related consequences appropriate for middle grade readers.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include child harm.

Who'll love this

Kids will enjoy the wild adventure of friends discovering a magical fountain that makes people younger and the crazy situations that follow.

Tags

AdventureContemporary Fantasy