The Experiment

"A tail. Nathan has grown a tail and now nothing will ever be the same again. Raised to understand that he, like his parents, is just an alien in human form, Nathan has always been perfectly comfortable with his double life. But the minute he grows a furry tiger tail (one with a mind entirely of its own), he begins to realize that there’s more to his existence than meets the eye. Could it be that his entire existence is a lie? Rebecca Stead expertly weaves such disparate elements as Charlotte’s Web and Calvin and Hobbes into a work of science fiction that makes good trouble, questioning authority in all the best possible ways. A rebellious response to untrustworthy leadership. (For ages 8 to 12)"