When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
Taste attributes: familymysteryscience fictionteenfresh & originalwholesomerealisticlinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionscoming of age
Boxlist takeMoving and wholesome: a family novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: wholesome · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Winner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner.But things start to unravel.
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- Author
- Rebecca Stead
- Published
- 2009
- Pages
- 204
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- Open Library
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