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You'll Like It Here (Everybody Does)

Ruth White (2011)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Quick Read (<250))
Setting
CSM age10
Goodreads3.59
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

ParanoiaForced Displacement

Positive tags

MysteryAdventureSurvivalFamily Bond

Heroine archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Fish out of WaterComing-of-Age Protagonist

Tropes

Fish out of WaterComing of AgeHidden IdentityParanoiaSmall Town SecretsOn the Run

Themes

IdentityConformity vs IndividualityFamily LoyaltyTrustBelongingAlien Invasion/Influence

Synopsis

Although Meggie Blue seems to be an average sixth-grader she is abnormally frightened when residents of her small, North Carolina town become fixated on aliens, and soon she and her family are forced to flee, making it clear that all is not as it seems.

Is You'll Like It Here (Everybody Does) appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 10 and up.

A suspenseful middle-grade sci-fi mystery about a girl fleeing her town when residents become obsessed with aliens. Mild tension and chase scenes, but appropriate for ages 10+.

What to know going in

This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include paranoia and forced displacement.

Who'll love this

An exciting mystery where a sixth-grader must escape her hometown when something strange starts happening to everyone around her.

Tags

Science Fiction ElementsThrillerParanormal Mystery