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When You Reach Me

(Newbery Medal Winner)

(Newbery Medal Winner)

(Newbery Medal Winner)

By Rebecca Stead

By Rebecca Stead

By Rebecca Stead

By Rebecca Stead

By Rebecca Stead

By Rebecca Stead

By Rebecca Stead
Read by Cynthia Holloway

By Rebecca Stead
Read by Cynthia Holloway

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Dec 28, 2010 | ISBN 9780375850868 | Middle Grade (8-12)

Hardcover $17.99

Jul 14, 2009 | ISBN 9780385737425 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Jul 14, 2009 | ISBN 9780375892691 | 9-12 years

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Jul 14, 2009 | 260 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About 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

    About 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

    About 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

    About 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

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    About Rebecca Stead

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    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Yearling
    Dec 28, 2010 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375850868

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Jul 14, 2009 | 208 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780385737425

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Wendy Lamb Books
    Jul 14, 2009 | 208 Pages | 9-12 years | ISBN 9780375892691

    Category: Audiobooks | Children’s Middle Grade Books

    Audiobook Download | $14.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Jul 14, 2009 | 260 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780739380734

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    Praise

    Winner of the Newbery Medal
    A Junior Library Guild Selection
    An ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book
    An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
    A best book of the year:
    Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, Indies Choice
    Named to Multiple State Award Lists
    Five starred reviews


    “[W]hen all the sidewalk characters from Miranda’s Manhattan world converge amid mind-blowing revelations and cunning details, teen readers will circle back to the beginning and say,’Wow … cool.'” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred review

    “[T]he mental gymnastics required of readers are invigorating; and the characters, children, and adults are honest bits of humanity no matter in what place or time their souls rest.” —Booklist, Starred review

    “Closing revelations are startling and satisfying but quietly made, their reverberations giving plenty of impetus for the reader to go back to the beginning and catch what was missed.” —The Horn Book Magazine, Starred review

    “This unusual, thought-provoking mystery will appeal to several types of readers.” —School Library Journal, Starred review

    “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

    [T]he believable characters and unexpected ending invite readers to ponder the extraordinary that underlies the ordinary in this fictional world and in their own.” —The Washington Post

    “Absorbing.” —People

    “Readers … are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward.” —The Wall Street Journal

    “Incandescent.” —The Washington Post

    “Smart and mesmerizing.” —The New York Times

    Awards

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults WINNER

    ALA Best Books for Young Adults Top 10 WINNER 2010

    ALA Notable Children’s Book WINNER 2010

    Book Links Lasting Connection WINNER 2009

    Booklist Children’s Editors’ Choice WINNER 2009

    Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best books WINNER

    Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices WINNER 2010

    Horn Book Fanfare WINNER 2009

    IRA Children’s Book Award for Older Readers WINNER 2010

    Kid’s Indie Next List “Inspired Recommendations for Kids from Indie Booksellers” WINNER 2009

    Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books WINNER 2009

    NCSS-CBC Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies WINNER 2010

    NCTE Notable Children’s Trade Books in the Language Arts WINNER 2010

    National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award WINNER 2009

    New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing WINNER

    New York Times Notable Book WINNER 2009

    Newbery Medal Winner WINNER 2010

    Parents’ Choice Gold Award WINNER 2009

    Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year WINNER 2009

    School Library Journal Best Book of the Year WINNER 2009

    Amelia Bloomer List Recommended Title NOMINEE

    Hawaii Nene Award NOMINEE 2011

    Maine Student Book Award NOMINEE

    Missouri Gateway Readers Award NOMINEE

    Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award NOMINEE

    Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award NOMINEE

    Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fischer Book Award NOMINEE

    Virginia Young Readers Program Award NOMINEE

    Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Master List NOMINEE 2010

    Texas Lone Star Reading List SELECTION 2010

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