12 year old Kylie ends her 6th grade year worrying that she is going to lose her friends because she cries too much. She convinces her protective mom to allow her to do whatever her friends do in an experiment testing maturity. She sees her friends grow and change and worries she will lose them due to her emotions. This book is written with middle grade girls in mind. It moved at a pace appropriate for that age level, and used language they would relate to.

Reminding us that science is a part of every day life.

The book had me from the start, “ recess is my favorite part of the day. 20 whole minutes of freedom.“

I’m Currently working on a project of sensitive belonging as well as mantling our current equity plan for district. My neighbor high school students talked about education is no fun and they missed the joys of elementary school.


I love how this book makes you rethink science and how you related to every day life. I think this is going to be really good for my transitioning students.

I loved this book! Kylie is just trying to figure out how to be mature, and not cry all the time, before starting middle school.
I am so like Kylie, I cry at little things too, I get it. I liked that she took time to look at her emotions and analyze them. I like that she was using a science experiment to see what happens if she does what everybody else does during the summer. But I liked that she learned through this experiment that it's good also to just be yourself. Going along with everybody else isn't always the best decision.
I liked that she is in Karate and really likes it and feels that it is a part of her.
The friendships were really great. I could feel the tension between these characters, but that made the resolutions more meaningful. You could tell how much they care about each other. But you also got to see that they all have their own issues to deal with and sometimes feel like they can't talk to their friends about it.
The families in this book were all different, and it was a good representation of different families out there.
I adored Kylie's sister Brianna and the bond they share and how Kylie made time for her.

This book is such a great book for kids going into middle school to see that they aren't alone and that other kids out there go through these questions and times too.

I can't wait to get this book into people's hands at the library.

Thank you NetGalley for this ARC.

This book is fast paced and great for girls who aren't sure about the next stage in their education. Going form Elementary School to Middle School is hard enough but it's even harder when your friends want to do what "everybody" is doing. Kylie soon learns that following the crowd might lead to unintended consquences.