The Everybody Experiment
The Everybody Experiment by Lisa Moore Ramée is a young middle grade novel published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2024, featuring 272 pages in English. This story follows eleven-year-old Kylie Stanton as she navigates the complexities of friendship and the transition to middle school. Concerned that her friends are maturing faster than she is, Kylie devises a plan called the Everybody Experiment, where she aims to become more like her peers by mirroring their actions.
Readers will find a humorous and heartfelt exploration of social dynamics, family, and self-discovery within the pages of this book. As Kylie embarks on her experiment, she encounters various social situations, including parties and interactions with boys, prompting her to reflect on her identity and the importance of staying true to herself. The narrative addresses themes relevant to young readers, such as fitting in and the challenges of growing up, making it a relatable read for those facing similar experiences.
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From the award-winning author of A Good Kind of Trouble, Lisa Moore Ramée, comes a hilarious and heartfelt young middle grade novel, in the vein of Judy Blume, about friendship, fitting in, and the ups and downs of middle school. Sure to resonate with fans of Rebecca Stead, Meg Medina, and Kelly Yang. Now in paperback!
Eleven-year-old Kylie’s friends seem so much more mature than she is. And with middle school just a summer away, she’s worried her friends might leave her behind, especially because she keeps embarrassing them.
So Kylie applies her scientific brain to solve the problem and comes up with the Everybody Experiment:
Hypothesis: Kylie Stanton will be mature if she does what everybody else does.
Experiment: This summer, when all of Kylie’s friends do something, she will do it too.
Suddenly it’s a whole new grown-up world for Kylie, with parties, unsupervised excursions, and boys. But the more research Kylie puts into the Everybody Experiment, the more she begins to wonder how she can do what everybody else does . . . without letting go of herself.
Praise for The Everybody Experiment:
“Kylie is an endearing, relatable protagonist readers will root for…heartwarming and empowering.” –Kirkus Reviews
“A meaningful and methodological story of friendship, family, and finding one’s own voice.” –The Horn Book
“Ramée’s middle grade novel is well paced, traversing Kylie’s summer with ease and dipping the reader into pivotal moments.” –ALA Booklist
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