The Experiment by Rebecca Stead Basketball CLASSIC / CONTEMPORARY CHARACTERS: No

CLASSIC / CONTEMPORARY CHARACTERS: No one creates universal yet unique characters the way Annie and Sophie do

She has fled to the California high desert to escape a cloud of sorrow—for both her father in the ICU and a husband whose illness is worsening

they filled a private dining room with sand

But robbing one of the most public

Jess takes fate into her own hands and escapes to her ancestral home

The Experiment by Rebecca Stead Basketball CLASSIC / CONTEMPORARY CHARACTERS: NoFrom the Newbery Medalist and national bestselling author Rebecca Stead, here is a bold story that will appeal to fans of A Wrinkle in Time and The First State of Being. Nathan wants to help his people, but first he has to figure out who they are Nathan never understood what was "fun" about secrets, probably because hes always had to keep a very big one. Although he appears to be a typical sixth grader (with parents, homework and a best friend,