When You Reach Me

A 12 year old New York City girl tried to find a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seemed to be in violation of time and space rules. In the 6th grade, Miranda and her best friend, Monkey, know how to sail near New York. Like a local grocery store, they know where to go is safe. But things began to clarify. It seems there is no reason for Thrall to be punched by a new child. Miranda's mother was stolen with an apartment key emergency. Then Miranda found a piece of paper containing a mysterious note: I am coming to save your friend's life and my own life. I have to ask for two advantages. First of all, you have to write a letter to me. Notes are widespread, and Miranda is slowly aware that it knows everything about her, including that anyone who left them still has not happened. All messages bring her closer to believing that she alone can prevent tragic death. Until the last explanation makes her think too late

When you got to me, Miranda, the protagonist of the grade of 1978 to 1979. Stead puts Miranda's residence in Upper West Side in New York where Stead grew up. Many parts of the novel explored 'the street where Strado grew up and some of her experience'. Stead was inspired by this environment as she moved to an apartment near her childhood house early in the story. So, she experienced her first independence while exploring the street, just to find a bad man near her house. Wondering why he was there, Stern later used this encounter as "an anchor when you arrived at me."

When you got to me, she was inspired by a person with memory loss and her childhood and her favorite book, "wrinkles of time." After completing the majority of the novel, Stead handed the draft to her editor Wendy Lamb who liked it. They expanded the original concept and announced on July 14, 2009 "When did Randy House (publisher of Random House)" came when? " The book was well received by critics who praised its realistic background and sophisticated handling of details by the author. This novel is featured in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today. In addition to winning the 2010 Newberry Medal when you arrive to me, you have won several Best Book Awards.

When I arrived at Wendy Lamb Books issued in hard cover format on July 14, 2010, this is a trace of Random House children's book. When you get to me, the reception is positive. Critics praise details and characters. The novel reached many bestseller lists; it is the 16th week of the New York Times bestseller list as of May 9, 2010. Ranked 127th in the US bestseller list of the week of January 28, 2010. I ranked 15th in the week after joining the work when you arrived on April 22, 2010, I left the best selling list of Los Angeles Times