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Zack’s inexplicable trip with a metal detector sets off a strange sequence that begins to erase the years from Grandpa Leah’s eighty‑eight face. As each day passes, Grandma Leah’s age drops, turning her from grandmother into teenager. This uncanny transformation leads the family into a series of humorous, supernatural mishaps as they try to reverse the age‑reviving phenomenon before it rewrites their lives forever.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Dan Greenburg
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