When You Reach Me by Rebecca SteadMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
I read this book at the urging of my 10-year-old son, who read it then gave it to me, saying, "I think you'll really like this, Mom." Smart kid.
I did really like it. The narrator is 12-year-old Miranda, whom, we find out, is writing this to a mysterious person who leaves her notes accurately predicting the future. Her voice is perfect, just right for her age. Nothing really horrible happens to her, she develops an age-appropriate crush, and she loves her mom like any kid would. She does have to deal with some hard things, both actual (witnessing an accident) and theoretical (trying to suss out the twists and turns of time travel) but she handles all the way you'd expect a savvy girl of her age to do.
This was a delightful book, and I highly recommend it. And I'm thankful to my son for making me read it.
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