When You Reach Me (Newbery Medal Winner)

Winner of the Newbery Medal
A Junior Library Guild Selection
An ALA-ALSC Notable Children s Book
An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults
A best book of the year:
Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, School Library Journal, Booklist, Indies Choice
Named to Multiple State Award Lists
Five starred reviews

 "[W]hen all the sidewalk characters from Miranda's Manhattan world converge amid mind-blowing revelations and cunning details, teen readers will circle back to the beginning and say,'Wow ... cool.'" Kirkus Reviews, Starred review

 "[T]he mental gymnastics required of readers are invigorating; and the characters, children, and adults are honest bits of humanity no matter in what place or time their souls rest." Booklist, Starred review

 "Closing revelations are startling and satisfying but quietly made, their reverberations giving plenty of impetus for the reader to go back to the beginning and catch what was missed." The Horn Book Magazine, Starred review

 "This unusual, thought-provoking mystery will appeal to several types of readers." School Library Journal, Starred review

 "It's easy to imagine readers studying Miranda's story as many times as she's read L'Engle's, and spending hours pondering the provocative questions it raises." Publishers Weekly, Starred review

[T]he believable characters and unexpected ending invite readers to ponder the extraordinary that underlies the ordinary in this fictional world and in their own. The Washington Post

"Absorbing." People

"Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward." The Wall Street Journal

Incandescent. The Washington Post

"Smart and mesmerizing." The New York Times