When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead - ISBN: 9781921656064
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Mysterious notes unlock a puzzle of friendship and time travel.

When You Reach Me

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    1 February 2010

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Summary

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, in…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781921656064
ISBN-10:1921656069
Author:Rebecca Stead
Publisher:Text Publishing
Imprint:The Text Publishing Company
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:1 February 2010
Weight:170g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

‘From beginning to end, When You Reach Me is a delight.’ * Sydney Morning Herald *‘With its notions of time and time travel, its multilayered plot and empathetic characterisation make it ideal for classroom reading.’ * Canberra Times *‘Stead compellingly incorporates time travel and mystery into everyday children’s issues of school, friendship and family.’ * Sunday Telegraph *‘It is the true gift of the story-teller to take such age old themes and issues and shine a light on them in such a way that it appears brand new.’ * Magpies *

About The Author

Rebecca Stead

Rebecca Stead is author of When You Reach Me, Liar & Spy, First Light, Goodbye Stranger, Bob, The List of Things that Will Not Change, and The Lost Library. Her books have been awarded the Newbery Medal, the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Rebecca lives in New York.

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