Chapter book 12

Title: When you reach me
Illustrator: Rebecca Stead
Genre: Chapter book
Sub Genre: Realistic/ biographical fiction
Theme: Friendships are important
Primary and Secondary Characters: Miranda and Sal
Award(s) date of publication: 2010 Newbery Honor Award
Brief Summary: Miranda and Sal are best friends. They both live in New York. They grew up together. The area they live in is a little shady, so they are always sticking with one another. If someone that looks strange or out of place, they avoid that area, but still they go with each other. One day Sal stops spending time with Miranda and even avoids her. Miranda isn't sure why Sal is doing this and she finds comfort in a book she is reading called a wrinkle in time. She finds a new friend in the main character of the book.
Used in the Classroom: This was a sad book. It is well-written, but heavy for students. If any students were to read this, I would say secondary. It's a good book, and I think that a discussion would be great for a book like this. I think if all of the students were to spend so much time reading it each day, the following day could be devoted to discussion.