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When You Reach Me (Paperback)

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    Set in late 1970s New York City, this tightly plotted, well-written science-fiction thriller follows 12-year-old Miranda as she tries to figure out who is leaving her mysterious, dangerously knowledgeable notes....more

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Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever.

By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner.

But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper:

  • I am coming to save your friend's life, and my own.
  • I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter.

    The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she?s too late.

    Winner of the 2010 John Newbery Medal

    Author:
    Stead, Rebecca
    ISBN:
    9780375850868
    Format:
    Paperback
    Pages:
    199
    Publish Date:
    12/28/2010
    Publisher:
    Yearling Books
    Language:
    English

    Portions copyright 2005 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Starred ReviewTwelve-year-old Miranda, a latchkey kid whose single mother is a law school dropout, narrates this complex novel," a work of science fiction grounded in the nitty-gritty of Manhattan life in the late 1970s. Miranda's story is set in motion by the appearance of cryptic notes that suggest that someone is watching her and that they know things about her life that have not yet happened. She's especially freaked out by one that reads: """"I'm coming to save your friend's life"," and my own."""" Over the course of her sixth-grade year", Miranda details three distinct plot threads: her mother's upcoming appearance on The $20,"000 Pyramid; the sudden rupture of Miranda's lifelong friendship with neighbor Sal; and the unsettling appearance of a deranged homeless person dubbed """"the laughing man."""" Eventually and improbably", these strands converge to form a thought-provoking whole. Stead (First Light) accomplishes this by making every detail count, including Miranda's name, her hobby of knot tying and her favorite book, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. It's easy to imagine readers studying Miranda's story as many times as she's read L'Engle's, and spending hours pondering the provocative questions it raises. Ages 9-14. (July) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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