When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Newberry Medal 2010
"Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever." Miranda is in the sixth grade and lives in New York City 1978. Slowly her world starts to unravel, her best friend Sal gets punched in the stomach and doesn't want to speak to her anymore. Then the extra apartment key is missing from it's hidden location and she's starting to receive notes.
These mysterious notes are asking Miranda to write a letter and tell everything that happens to her. She keeps receiving notes and "miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet."
The mysterious notes reveal that someone close to her might die a tragic death...
can she prevent it?
Librarian Katie Review:
I enjoyed this book even though I didn't think I would because I normally do not like science fiction. This book has some science fiction, time travel, and it's quirky characters make the story interesting and not old even though the story takes place in the 1970's.
Even though you find out pretty soon into the story that Miranda is receiving notes and someone she knows might die, your still left guessing lots of questions. Who is sending the notes? Who might die? Is this real? Can she figure out what to do? You also get to read about Miranda's life and her friends.
Newberry Medal 2010
"Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever." Miranda is in the sixth grade and lives in New York City 1978. Slowly her world starts to unravel, her best friend Sal gets punched in the stomach and doesn't want to speak to her anymore. Then the extra apartment key is missing from it's hidden location and she's starting to receive notes.
These mysterious notes are asking Miranda to write a letter and tell everything that happens to her. She keeps receiving notes and "miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet."
The mysterious notes reveal that someone close to her might die a tragic death...
can she prevent it?
Librarian Katie Review:
I enjoyed this book even though I didn't think I would because I normally do not like science fiction. This book has some science fiction, time travel, and it's quirky characters make the story interesting and not old even though the story takes place in the 1970's.
Even though you find out pretty soon into the story that Miranda is receiving notes and someone she knows might die, your still left guessing lots of questions. Who is sending the notes? Who might die? Is this real? Can she figure out what to do? You also get to read about Miranda's life and her friends.
Katie, don't prejudge a book because it contains science fiction. Its just more imaginative, not sticking to the physics and logic of our world. As a genre SF contains some of the world's best literature.
ReplyDeleteI loved that the protagonist of this book was big fan of A Wrinkle In Time. I liked the references to 1970's culture, The 10,000 dollar pyramid, the beginnings of feminism, and the mystery and wonder of it all.