LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month April 2020 |
Winner of the Newbery Medal | Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Multi-award winning When I Reach You is a sophisticated and thought-provoking time travelling story that fizzes with excitement and energy as it encourages readers to explore how the future can shape the present. Miranda, a six grader in a New York school, tells a brilliant story that weaves together the details of her everyday school and home life with a series of inexplicable events which create a mystery that it is hard to unravel. Part of the thrill of the story is that Rebecca Stead expects of lot of her readers! With much referencing of Madeline L’Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time, the book that Miranda loves best, there are detailed conversations about now and the future about how and whether they come together. With not a word wasted When You Reach me is not only a story to fall in love with but also an irresistible spur to thinking!
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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When You Reach Me Synopsis
Miranda's life is starting to unravel. 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. The key that Miranda's mum keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrives: 'I am coming to save your friend's life, and my own. I ask two favours. First, you must write me a letter.' The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realises that whoever is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she's too late.
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9781783449637 |
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2nd April 2020 |
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Rebecca Stead |
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Andersen Press Ltd |
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Paperback |
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208 pages |
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Press Reviews
Rebecca Stead Press Reviews
Smart and mesmerising - New York Times
A gently philosophical take on how the future can affect the present. -- Katy Guest - Independent on Sunday Books of the Year
Witty, touching and clever. -- Sally Morris - Daily Mail
Beautifully and simply told despite the fact that the story they tell is complex and thought-provoking. This is a great book. -- Julia Eccleshare - LoveReading4Kids
This is one of the most impressive children's books I've read in a long time. The writing (is) delicate yet robust, full of insight, compassion and wisdom. Stead manages to describe complex emotions in a fresh and original manner. -- Sarah Webb - Irish Independent
One of my favourite US children's books of recent years - Daniel Hahn, Independent on Sunday
A rather special find -- Lorna Bradbury - Telegraph
A satisfying read that should remain popular as long as the classic A Wrinkle In Time to which it pays homage. - Carousel
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About Rebecca Stead
Rebecca Stead is an American author who writes books for children and young adults. She won the 2010 Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to children's literature for her second novel, When You Reach Me.
Stead enjoyed writing as a child, but as she grew older she felt it was 'impractical' and became a lawyer instead. After years as a public defender she returned to writing after the birth of her two children.
On her website she credits her son with inspiring her to write a children's novel, but not in the way one would expect. For years she had collected story ideas and short stories on a laptop, which the child pushed off a table, destroying it and losing all her 'serious' writing. As a way to lighten her mood she began again with something light-hearted. The creation of First Light followed.
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