When You Reach Me

I recently read a book called When You Reach Me by Rebbeca Stead and I really liked it. This is a really good children's book and I thoroughly recommend it to all of my family, friends, and people I don't really know. This is why I enjoyed it...
First, the book was really good because it was very fast paced, that means all of it happens really fast, some people don't enjoy this type of book because the "good parts go by quickly," true, but in the case of this book; no.
Secondly, this book won a Newbery Medal, that generally means the book is good for children. I saw girls reading it last year, but no boys, so I decided that I wouldn't read it until a boy read it. {Definitely not a girls book, fact.} When I got picked to read this for a book club, I was bummed out, but now I am recommending it to all of you readers, so times change.
And third, not many "girl-ly" parts in this book, it is told from a girls point of view, which I think is a really good component for a good book for boys. That way, I could see how a girl would think of the situation.
Really, to tell the truth, I recommend this to ONLY boys, (you can get to understand how other genders would think about it.) I am not criticizing girls at all, I just think boys would understand it better. I would give it four trees, GREAT BOOK! Although I wish Rebbeca Stead didn't put in so many side-story's.

As you can see, I absolutely adored this book, so here are some examples from the book that support my opinion.
First, I thought it was fast paced when Sal got punched by Marcus near the garage where all the joe-bobs and hooligans hang out. I also thought is was fast paced when Marcus was talking with Miranda about that book they where both reading. This shows that it is fast paced because it went by very fast, first you are reading some random scene, then Sal gets punched.
Secondly, think that a book that gets a Newbery Honor is good because if it was bad, it wouldn't get a Newbery Medal, that is only my opinion, some people might disagree with me, (they might not have liked When You Reach Me.)
And third, this book is good for guys because that guys would understand it better, girls understand some books better than guys, and visa versa. I also liked it when Miranda kept on getting mysterious notes. I wish Jimmy wasn't racist to Julia, but I guess good books have to have some problems that don't really have an effect on the book. I also wish that Rebbeca Stead hadn't put the who park idea that Jay Stringer made up. it was ANOTHER side-story.

This is fantastic book and I loved it. I wish that my parents would read it but I don't think they will.

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead by Mac

Hello. In my book club we read When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. Here is a summary of the book and a bit of my opinion. When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is a very good book. It is off to a slow start, and if you do not read carefully you will not get it. If it was not mandatory to read this, I probably would have put it down. In the book, Miranda's life is always kind of dark and depressing. She always has a problem that her mind is on. There are only a few times when she is really, truly, happy. Her mom is always busy with something and her best friend Sal doesn't want to walk to and home from school with Miranda anymore. Her world is slowly falling apart, brick by brick, until finally some things start to build up the wall. Her mom gets alot of money from the 20,000 Pyramid and almost wins. Slowly Miranda's world is build back up until something bad happens that is like a wrecking ball on her wall. She is left with only acouple bricks to cling to. Sal gets hit by a car. He has to go to the hospital and Miranda is super worried. She is falling apart again and nothing can stop her wall from crumbling except Sal's recovery. He's OK, but has a broken leg. Miranda is better because Sal tells her that he thought she didn't want to be friends with him. It feels like years since she has talked to Sal.

If I could give advice to the author it would be this: Make it a bit more clear. There were many parts where I was confused. Also, put a little more action in the beginning. At the beginning, I was bored. If you put maybe that she was bullied or something that makes it more exciting.

In my opinion, this book was good, but confusing. You shouldn't read it if you are not a good reader. I give it 3 trees.