You know a book is good when you can't put it down despite the million other things you should be doing. Rebecca Stead's WHEN YOU REACH ME is un-put-down-able. I tend to focus a great deal on YA these days but I loved 12-year-old Miranda's voice--so clear, so perfectly pre-teen. Madeleine L'Engle's Newbery winning A WRINKLE IN TIME is woven artfully through Stead's (also Newbery winning) story that is at once a mystery, a musing on time travel, an impeccable rendering of late1970s New York, and a reflection on the meaning of friendship. Okay, I'll stop gushing. Perhaps one of the reasons I was so impressed with this book is that Stead has crafted her second novel with such a steady (no pun intended) hand. As we know, I'm having a bit of stress with the whole next-book thing here so this, to me, is an epic accomplishment. But, seriously, if you haven't yet, pick this one up.
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Stasia,
Thank you so much for your support. It means the world.
The strange thing is I left a message on this post several days ago. I must have clicked out before it went through.
I loved this book and ended up listening to the final pages (on CD) while my son was at piano lessons.
I really liked this book, partly for the story and writing, but also for the great references for those, like me, who grew up in that time period.
Hi, Sly. I agree, the time period really resonated for me :)
And thanks for leaving a comment twice, Caroline. I am thinking of you often these days and hoping for the best for MAY B.
Stasia
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