When You Reach Me
Stead, R. (2009). When you reach me. NY: Random House.
Miranda is in sixth grade and she has to make new friends after Sal decides he doesn't want to be her friend anymore. She gets anonymous notes about saving someone's life. The setting of this story is important. Miranda and her mom frequently talk about staying safe in New York and by their apartment building. There is some violence, a naked man, and the laughing man. Miranda's mom makes some major changes in the story. At first, she practices to be on the 25,000 Pyramid and complains about work. Then, at the end of the story, she is happier because she is going to marry her boyfriend and she is going to go to law school. Miranda's character changes because she learns about friendship. The time travel makes the story appealing to many readers.
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