Rebecca Stead, THE EXPERIMENT
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 644 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Zibby is joined by Newbery Medalist and beloved, bestselling middle-grade author Rebecca Stead to discuss THE EXPERIMENT, an extraterrestrial coming-of-age novel about identity and change. Rebecca discusses her unexpected path from public defender to acclaimed writer, how she captures the emotional truth of childhood, and why she believes in letting kids read (and reread) whatever they love. She and Zibby also talk about friendship, family, creativity, and the quiet bravery it takes to write.
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