Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world.
Miranda and Sal are best friends, but when Sal gets punched by a new kid for no apparent reason, he shuts Miranda out of his life. Then she finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper:
I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. I ask two favours. First, you must write me a letter.
Miranda finds other notes left for her in strange places and she realises that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that haven’t even happened yet…
When You Reach Me is a story about friendship and time. It’s an intriguing puzzle with pieces that fit together in the most intricate and unexpected ways.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 240
Imprint: Text Aust
Publication date: 01/02/2010
When You Reach Me
By Rebecca Stead
Review by Renata
Main character Miranda begins to receive mysterious notes from someone claiming to be from the future. She's sceptical, but when the messages begin to predict future events with uncanny accuracy, Miranda's intrigue grows - especially when the note-writer claims that: "I am coming to save your friend's life and my own." This Newbury medal-winner succeeds as both a cleverly plotted time-travel mystery and a nuanced study of pre-teen friendship and connection. Stead drew inspiration from an enduring classic in the junior sci-fi canon - Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time - and her book has become a breakout hit of its own. Behind the intricate structure lies a poignant exploration of a transitional age in which we learn that loss is as much a part of life as success.
