When You Reach Me

"Like A Wrinkle in Time (Miranda's favorite book), When You Reach Me far surpasses the usual whodunit or sci-fi adventure to become an incandescent exploration of 'life, death, and the beauty of it all.'" --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, especially those who are looking for a thought-provoking mystery with a mind-blowing twist.

Shortly after a fall-out with her best friend, sixth grader Miranda starts receiving mysterious notes, and she doesn't know what to do. The notes tell her that she must write a letter--a true story, and that she can't share her mission with anyone.

It would be easy to ignore the strange messages, except that whoever is leaving them has an uncanny ability to predict the future. If that is the case, then Miranda has a big problem--because the notes tell her that someone is going to die, and she might be too late to stop it.

Winner of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction
A New York Times Bestseller and Notable Book
Five Starred Reviews
A Junior Library Guild Selection

"Absorbing." --People

"Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." --The Wall Street Journal

"Lovely and almost impossibly clever." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

"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." --Publishers Weekly, Starred review



Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Published: 07/14/2009
ISBN: 9780385737425
Pages: 199
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d
Award: Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Nominee
Award: NAPPA Gold Awards - Winner
Award: Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award - Nominee
Award: Texas Lone Star Reading List - Commended
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Volunteer State Book Awards - Nominee
Award: Nene Award - Nominee
Award: Massachusetts Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Land of Enchantment Book Award - Nominee
Award: West Virginia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Newbery Medal - Winner
Award: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) - Gold Medal Winner
Award: Indies Choice Book Awards - Winner

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 06/01/2009
Booklist 06/01/2009 pg. 66
Publishers Weekly 06/22/2009 pg. 45
Horn Book Magazine 07/01/2009 pg. 432
School Library Journal 07/01/2009 pg. 93
People Weekly 07/13/2009 pg. 48
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2009
New York Times Book Review 08/16/2009 pg. 12
Publishers Weekly Best Books 11/02/2009 pg. 31
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2009 pg. 16
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 36
NY Times Notable Bks of Year 12/06/2009 pg. 46
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2010 pg. 13
People Weekly 02/08/2010 pg. 57
ALA Best Books Young Adults 03/01/2010 pg. 18
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/01/2010 pg. 26
New Yorker (The) 06/15/2010 pg. 132
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style
BookPage 07/01/2009

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 131144 / When You Reach Me
Reading Level: 4.5 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 6