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 he's always had to keep a very big one.
Although he appears to be a typical sixth-grader (with parents, homework and a best friend, Victor), 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, his parents and nine other families are part of an experiment that suddenly seems to be going wrong. Some of the experimenters, including Nathan's first crush, Izzy, 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.
The Experiment is a fast-paced coming-of-age novel - with aliens - that asks universal questions about how we figure out who we want to be, and whether it's ever too late to change.
"Mark Sanderlin is the perfect narrator for this story of a preteen boy who is keeping a huge secret. Sanderlin's tone is young and welcoming, his pace steady, and his enunciation precise. He voices the confusion and impatience of Nathan, who is living with a tremendous secret: He's the son of aliens--and now he's growing a tail! Nine other kids, spread across the country, share the same secret but not the tail. Lately, they've begun to disappear from the group's monthly Zoom meetings, and Nathan may be next. His best friend at school, Victor, speaks with concern and support when Nathan sends a farewell text. Hester, the brains behind this experiment, is nervous, bossy, and impatient as the secret is slowly exposed. N.E.M. � AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine"
