Rebecca Stead knows how to tell a story. She has a fearless imagination and a jugglers daring; balancing a coming-of-age tale with her flare for out-of-the-box circumstances. We care for her characters, empathize with their predicaments, and keep our fingers crossed for their dreams.
When You Reach Me takes place in NYC in 1978. Twelve year-old Miranda lives with her single Mom who has just got her chance to appear on a game show. The "usual" cast of friends, enemies, weirdos, and adults is not tiresome in this tale. But it is the cryptic arrival of anonymous notes that beg Miranda's help while creeping her out that turns the pages quicker and quicker.
It was a fine satisfying read.
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