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A friendship hypothesis--and one failed experiment--leads one girl to investigate the science of middle school friendship makeups and breakups in this hopeful and heartwarming story from Tanita S. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says. Rylee Swanson is beginning eighth grade with zero friends. A humiliating moment at the end-of-seventh-grade pool party involving a cannonball, a waterlogged updo, and some disappearing clothes has Rylee halfway convinced she's better off without any friends--at least friends like those. The one question Rylee can't shake is . . . why? When a group assignment in journalism pairs Rylee with science geek DeNia Alonso, DeNia's annoyingly know-it-all, nerdy personality is both frustration and fuel to Rylee's search for answers. Together they conduct research, run surveys, and write their way toward even more questions about what makes friendships--and breaks them. Between her shaky new partnership with DeNia, an annoying brother, and a friend from the past, Rylee's got a lot to think about. But the more she learns, the more Rylee wonders: Could there be a science to friendship? And can it keep her from losing friends ever again? With warmth, heart, and resonance, Tanita S. Davis's deep dive into middle school friendships is perfect for fans of Dear Friends, Let's Pretend We Never Met, and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl.

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Tanita S. Davis is the award-winning author of novels for middle grade and young adult readers, including Mare's War, which was a Coretta Scott King Award Honor book and earned her a nomination for the NAACP Image Award. Emana Rachelle is a New York City-based stage, screen, and voice-over actress with a voice described as rich velvet. Emana is a proud member of both SAG-AFTRA and AEA. She has an MFA from West Virginia University, where she served as a W. E. B. DuBois Graduate Fellow. Additionally, she holds a BFA from NYU Tisch and has trained at The British American Dramatic Academy. Emana has performed Off-Broadway, and her television credits include HBO's Insecure, Amazon Prime's #LoveMyRoomie, and NBC's 30 ROCK. Her upcoming credits include The Good Fight (Paramount) and the highly anticipated film The Color Purple Musical, executive produced by Oprah Winfrey. Emana has a love of all things fiction, especially mysteries (love, love!). She's narrated YA, fantasy, science fiction, MOCAP, and romance. In particular, her more than ten years of experience as a standup comedian have given Emana a solid funny bone, and made her a sucker for romantic comedies. She possesses the unique skills to perform multiple voices and dialects. She falls in love with building a character's world, the special traits that make them tick, and their unique points of view. She can't wait to narrate your next book!

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