The Everybody Experiment

By: Lisa Moore Ramée

Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson

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

Relatable about navigating the world of friendships

This is a wonderful story about friendships and the desire to fit in. I especially loved that as the main character approaches middle school, she grows to understand that the behavior of her friends is not related to how they feel about her. The character development is great, and the book reminded me of experiences with my own friend group in middle school. I highly recommend!