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

Can Kylie’s experiment help her fit in, or will it make her lose the very things that make her unique?

A Relatable Heroine: Eleven-year-old Kylie is smart, sensitive, and terrified of being left behind. Readers will root for her as she tries to solve the puzzle of growing up.
The Science of Friendship: When Kylie feels immature, she turns to the scientific method! Her plan: The Everybody Experiment, where she’ll do whatever her friends do, no matter what.
Summer Before Middle School: Follow Kylie and her friends through a summer of parties, unsupervised trips, and the first hints of romance, all before the first day of seventh grade.
Fitting In vs. Being Yourself: A funny and heartfelt story that explores the ultimate middle grade question: How do you stay true to yourself when all you want is to be like everybody else?