The key that miranda s mum keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. The notes indicate that she is being watched and that whoever is writing them knows about things before they happen. Goodreads members who liked when you reach me also liked. In when you reach me, main character mirandas favorite book is a wrinkle in time.
This small book unfolds seamlessly while giving readers a lot to think about. Book club discussion questions for when you reach me. This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its heart. She also has a decades worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. When you reach me by rebecca stead randomlamb, july is a novel about miranda, a middleschool girl from new york, whose favorite book is. Her best friend, sal, gets punched by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and he shuts miranda out of his life. That definitely wasnt a bad thing though, as it kept me in suspense until the very last page.
Rebecca steads original and deftly accomplished work explores the significance. The 2010 newbery medal winner is when you reach me by rebecca stead, published by wendy lamb books, an imprint of random house childrens books. Rebecca stead has written three novels for children. The first edition of the novel was published in 2009, and was written by rebecca stead. Rebecca steads when you reach me won the newbery medal, so its certainly not unheralded, but everyone tunes me out when i recommend it, since it was written for kids. Find books like when you reach me from the worlds largest community of readers. Its difficult to say too much about when you reach me without giving away the mystery of the notes, but i felt mirandas story reveals a lot about the tenacity of the human spirit, the tenderness of love, and the timelessness of friendship. Apr, 2011 when you reach me is a book full of twists and turns, and if youre looking for a book that will keep you on your toes the whole way through, this is definitely for you. Rebecca stead, you have yourself a lifetime customer. She lives in manhattan with her husband and two children. In seventh grade, i wrote a book report on a wrinkle in time, which remains on my favorite books ofalltime list to this day. Rebecca stead is the newbery award winning author of when you reach me and first light. When you reach me is a smart, thoughtful book about smart 6th graders written for a young audience.
Many years, two sons and a broken laptop containing the very serious stories later, she decided to write again. When you reach me by rebecca stead paperback book the. Her second book, when you reach me, was awarded the newbery medal. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Indeed, for what looks at first sight like a campus novel, it has a lot of very clever tricks up its sleeve and each short chapter advances the story along like a master magician. In the end, this childrens book has wisdom, and evokes very sincere compassion. Jul 26, 2009 rebecca steads previous book, first light, marked the arrival of an original talent. Rebecca stead discusses newbery winner when you reach me. Probably best for 11 and up, but an inquiring 10yearold might make sense of it. This book is sunshine and sunset combined beautiful and heartbreaking.
Like a wrinkle in time mirandas favorite book, when you reach me far surpasses the usual. Jia tolentino wants you to read childrens books the new. Dec 07, 2012 when you reach me bibliography stead, rebecca. Rebecca stead, writer of childrens books living in new york city. The book when you reach me is about a girl named miranda. Shes very nice but only has one best friend, his name is sal. When you reach me is a book full of twists and turns, and if youre looking for a book that will keep you on your toes the whole way through, this is definitely for you. Rebecca steads when you reach me might change my mind.
When you reach me yearling newbery paperback december 28, 2010. When you reach me, a new york times bestseller, and winner of the newbery medal and the boston globehorn book award for fiction. Dec 17, 2010 when you reach me, by rebecca stead book spotlight. A mystery book is one in which something important is unknown and needs to be solved by the character or characters in the story. When miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, she realizes they come from the future. Use these book club discussion questions on when you reach me by rebecca stead to lead your book club or reading group into stead s book.
When you reach me is a remarkable book, which mingles science fiction and mystery together without every belonging to those genres. Thank you also for sharing the early cover proposals for when you reach me. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 199 pages and is available in hardcover format. Its hard to call it scifi, however, since the main focus is mirandas perfectly voiced, firstperson account of negotiating friendships and family dynamics on the cusp of adolescence. When you reach me, by rebecca stead book spotlight. Her single mom is a paralegal she works in a law office, but isnt a lawyer who wears crazy colored tights, and her favorite book is madeline lengle s classic a wrinkle in time. You have captured so well in all the proposals some of my feelings and visions about the settings as i read the book august 4, 2009 at 9. Miranda is the main character in the book when you reach me. The book has been awarded with newbery medal 2010, dorothy canfield fisher childrens book award nominee 2011 and many others. Plot summary miranda, a sixthgrader in the late 1970s, lives with her mother in a rundown new york apartment. The washington post this newbery medal winner that has been called smart and mesmerizing, the new york times and superb the wall street journal will appeal to readers of all types. Mystery, science fiction, childrens literature, historical fiction.
Young readers may not realize how terrific when you reach me is until theyve almost finished it. The book takes place in 1979, i was a sixth grader in 1979. The central theme is time travel, but it is ultimately a novel about friendship and tolerance. About when you reach me like a wrinkle in time mirandas favorite book, when you reach me far surpasses the usual whodunit or scifi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of life, death, and the beauty of it all. I sell this to kids in the library by saying its a cross between beverly clearly and lost. Combined with her love of books and experience as a childrens specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for childrens literature to grow readers. This is a book you can give to any kind of kid with any kind of interest and they will probably like it. Like a wrinkle in time mirandas favorite book, when you reach me far surpasses the usual whodunit or scifi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of life, death, and the beauty of it all. Jul 07, 20 this book trailer was created as a graduate school project for a childrens literature class at texas womens university. She lives in new york city with her husband and two children. When you reach me by rebecca stead four mysterious notes change.
When you reach me is a newbery medalwinning science fiction and mystery novel by. When you reach me by rebecca stead is a young adult novel that will delight adults and youth alike. Pdf when you reach me book by rebecca stead free download. Both books share main character names that start with m, people they care about who start to change, a mystery, and a big dose of science fiction. Rebecca steads original and deftly accomplished work explores the significance of moments and the meaning of time. Twelveyearold miranda encounters shifting friendships, a sudden punch, a strange homeless man and mysterious notes that hint at knowledge of the future. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are miranda sinclair, sal, mirandas best friend. When you reach me tells the story of a sixthgrader named miranda who is a latchkey kid in new york city in the late 70s. Free download or read online when you reach me pdf epub book. When you reach me won the 2010 newbery medal, and offers an exciting, twisty plot that plays with the timespace continuum. This book trailer was created as a graduate school project for a childrens literature class at texas womens university. In seventh grade, i wrote a book report on a wrinkle in time, which remains on my favorite booksofalltime list to this day.