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Adaline blake lively discovers that shes finally starting to age. To put into perspective adalines age, lets briefly look at some of her contemporaries. The age of adaline spends an unusual amount of its resources and running time approximating literature. The story follows adaline bowman played by blake lively, a woman who, after a traumatic accident, finds herself unable to age and so, shes remained 29 years old for over 80 years. Accelerated reader book list whitefish middle school. Blake lively is captivating in the title role of this stirring romantic drama. Scott fitzgeralds the curious case of benjamin button.
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