When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
New Lenox Library Call Number: J STE
When You Reach Me is a really unique story. There are lots of plot twists and turns, so it's sort of a mystery, but there are elements of science fiction and realistic fiction, too.
Miranda is a sixth grader living in New York in the 1970s. She's a lot like most kids. She has a favorite book (A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle). She's having trouble adjusting to middle school and the new rules about friendship that she finds there. She's dealing with issues with her mother, who raised Miranda all alone.
But unlike most kids, Miranda starts getting mysterious notes from someone who seems to know what's going to happen before it does. As the story unfolds, Miranda and the mystery note-writer have to try to save the life of a friend of Miranda's.
The last few chapters of the book explain the mystery, and after I read this book the first time, I wanted to go back and read it again to pick up all the clues I missed before. This is a great read!
-Miss Alissa
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