I have a lot to say about this... shockingly amazing book. I didn't get many good reviews for this book. One friend said that I shouldn't read it because she thought it was too scary and it creeped her out. My 5th Grade teacher told me that it was a good book, but it was too complicated and dense with information for me to read right now. (I was in the process of learning English at the moment. I still am, But then it was a full time job and now it's more of a hobby, metaphorically speaking)
They were both right. The book is kind of scary and it kind of give me the creeps. But in a good way. Miranda keeps getting these notes... from you. From the reader. She refers to YOU. She would say for example, "That was he day I got YOUR first note". That was kind of creepy but thrilling at the same time. (Forgive me if you didn't understand that last sentence. I still don't quite understand what the word "thrilling" means. Or if it is even a word.) You understand who you are until the end. But you can try to solve the mystery. And you probably won't understand half of the story until you read the last sentence. So, in a way, my teacher was kind of right too. For me to be able to understand parts of these stories my brain and my thoughts were working their heads off. There's many plot twists. And many of those moments when you're reading "fast and furious" because you're so into the book and then something big happens an y ou have to go back like four pages to see WHAT JUST HAPPENED.
Back to the point. "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead is a book that should definitely be at the top of your reading list. I give it five stars.
- Ana, 6th grade, Amigos
