When you reach me

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The work When you reach me represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

When you reach me

Statement of responsibility

Rebecca Stead

Creator

• trueStead, Rebecca

Author

• trueStead, Rebecca

Subject

• trueFriendship
• Fiction
• Friendship
• Friendship -- Juvenile fiction
• History
• Juvenile works
• trueLatchkey children
• New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Fiction
• New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1951- -- Juvenile fiction
• New York (State) -- New York
• trueNew York City -- History -- 1951-
• Nineteen seventies
• Nineteen seventies -- Juvenile fiction
• truePreteen girls
• Preteens
• Preteens -- Juvenile fiction
• Since 1951
• Space and time
• trueSpace and time
• Space and time -- Fiction
• Space and time -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTelevision game shows
• trueTwelve-year-old girls
• trueChildren of single parents
• Fatherless families
• Fatherless families -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• Fiction
• trueHistory
• Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works

Language

eng

Summary

"Four mysterious letters change Miranda's world forever. By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keeps hidden for an emergency is stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper: I am coming to save your friend's life, and my own. I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet. 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."--Jacket

Storyline

• trueIntricately plotted
• trueCharacter-driven

Tone

• trueSuspenseful
• trueMoving

Writing style

• trueAttention-grabbing

Award

• ALA Notable Children's Book, 2010
• Booklist Editors’ Choice: Books for Youth, 2009
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction and Poetry, 2010.
• Indies' Choice Book Awards, Middle Reader, 2010.
• International Reading Association Children's Book Award for Young Adult Fiction, 2010.
• Massachusetts Children's Book Award, 2012.
• Newbery Medal, 2010.
• School Library Journal Best Books, 2009.
• YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, 2010.

Awards note

• Newbery Medal, 2010
• Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction & Poetry 2010
• Parents' Choice Gold Award winner 2009
• Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 750L
• Interest age level : Ages 9-12
• Middle School
• 450

Intended audience source

• Lexile
• Lexile

Interest level

• MG
• MG

Literary form

novels

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 5
• 8

Reading level

• 4.5
• 4.5
• 4.5.

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning
• Accelerated Reader AR
• Accelerated Reader

Target audience

pre adolescent