Title: When You Reach Me
Author: Rebecca Stead
Illustrator: No Illustrations
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub Genre: Chapter Book, Historical
Theme: Fatherless Families, Friendship, Lifestyles, Preteens
Primary and Secondary Characters: Miranda, Sal, Marcuss
Award(s): Newberry Award
Date of Publication: 2010
Publishing company: Random House Digital, Inc
Summary of Book:
Miranda lives in New York and spends most of her time with her best friend, Sal. One day, Sal randomly gets punched by a guy on the street, and he completely stops talking to Miranda. Then, letters start arriving to Miranda. They are odd and do not say who they are from. Miranda starts to think that the person sending her these mysterious letters can tell the future. The book illustrates Miranda's life as she receives these letters and tries to figure out who they are from and why she is getting them. It is very interesting in that it shows the idea of time travel. In the classroom, this would be a great book for entertainment. It could also spark many journal entries because every reader is going to have their own opinion or guess at what is going to happen next.
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