The Everybody Experiment
Will be published approx. on 8. October 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-06-303948-3 (ISBN)
Description
"Kylie is an endearing, relatable protagonist readers will root for...heartwarming and empowering." -Kirkus Reviews
From the award-winning author of A Good Kind of Trouble, Lisa Moore Ramee, 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:
"A meaningful and methodological story of friendship, family, and finding one's own voice." -The Horn Book
"Ramee's middle grade novel is well paced, traversing Kylie's summer with ease and dipping the reader into pivotal moments." -ALA Booklist
From the award-winning author of A Good Kind of Trouble, Lisa Moore Ramee, 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:
"A meaningful and methodological story of friendship, family, and finding one's own voice." -The Horn Book
"Ramee's middle grade novel is well paced, traversing Kylie's summer with ease and dipping the reader into pivotal moments." -ALA Booklist
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Third Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 130 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-303948-3 (9780063039483)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Lisa Moore Ramee was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Northern California with her husband, daughter, obnoxious cat, and rambunctious (but sweet) dog. She's a devout believer in dreams coming true and is the author of A Good Kind of Trouble, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book, The Everybody Experiment, Something to Say, and MapMaker. You can visit her online at lisamooreramee.com.