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Shrinking Pains

Maureen Exter (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

Not yet tagged

Positive tags

AdventureFriendshipHumorComing of Age

Protagonist archetypes

Duo / PartnersComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Found FamilyFish out of WaterComing of AgeQuestMagic Academy

Themes

FriendshipConsequences of ActionsAdventureGrowing upDiscovery

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.

Kids discover a magical fountain that causes age-reversing transformations, leading to humorous and mildly dangerous situations that require problem-solving and teamwork to resolve.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Three friends find a magical fountain in their backyard that leads to wild adventures when things don't go as planned.

Tags

Contemporary FantasyMagical RealismAdventure