5/20/2023 0 Comments When you reach me notes![]() In part because this has been discussed everywhere, this is more an essay than a recommendation so spoilers are everywhere. Tea Cozy says, " it's a damn good book.") This gets added to my list of "favorite books read in 2009". That's one quote that has no hope of every being used by the publisher: When You Reach Me. That is a lot of hype to live up to, and it's sometimes unfair to the book that you go in expecting greatness instead of just hoping for a "good read." So when the book DOES deliver everything people said, and more? You know it's a damn good book. The Good: When You Reach Me has received a ton of attention from a New York Times review to being on the Kirkus Best Books for Children 2009, with a side helping of Newbery buzz over at the School Library Journal Blog Heavy Medal. Soon there is another mystery to solve - mysterious, cryptic notes that appear in odd places, urging her to do something - to write a letter. Mira starts to make friends with others, but the loss of her best friend, Sal, for no good reason haunts her. ![]() One moment, you have a best friend the next, for no good reason, he doesn't talk to you. ![]() Miranda, 12, is finding out that life isn't what you expect it to be. ![]() Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House. ![]()
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