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The Experiment parent’s guide: what’s inside
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This is a thoughtful science-fiction coming-of-age story from an award-winning author that explores identity, belonging, and questioning authority. The premise involves aliens and an experiment with some disappearances, which creates mild tension and mystery rather than graphic content. Themes of isolation and uncertainty may resonate with middle-grade readers, though some may find the existential questions unsettling.
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From the winner of the Newbery Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize comes a fast-paced coming-of-age novel - with aliens. Nathan never understood what was 'fun' about secrets, probably because he’s always had to keep a very big one. Although he appears to be a typical boy, Nathan learned at an early age that... From the winner of the Newbery Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize comes a fast-paced coming-of-age novel - with aliens. Nathan never understood what was 'fun' about secrets, probably because he’s always had to keep a very big one. Although he appears to be a typical boy, Nathan learned at an early age that his family is from another planet. Now, their time on Earth may be coming to an end. Nathan and some others are part of an experiment that suddenly seems to be going wrong. Some of them are disappearing without a word. After his family is called back to the mothership, Nathan begins to question everything he’s been taught to believe about who he is and why he's on Earth. '[A] twisty, thoughtful tale' Publishers Weekly 'Compulsively readable' Booklist Cover illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz
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ISBN 9781787613157 · Andersen Press Limited