![]() ![]() Can't Take Anything with You: One of the later notes hints at this, saying "A man can only hold so much paper in his mouth." This seems to extend to clothes as well, which is why the Laughing Man is always seen naked when he travels to the past.Bittersweet Ending: Sal's life is saved, but even Miranda understands the terrible burden Marcus will feel when he reads her letter and learns that he watched his own death, making a tragedy even worse for him.She calls Miranda an idiot about seven times in the course of a minute. Berserk Button: A childhood, non-violent version when Julia goes off on Miranda after Annemarie has a seizure at school.It won numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal. Despite its time traveling elements and mystery, the book is at heart a Coming of Age novel that subtly deals with social issues, racism, and the quiet dangers of late seventies New York. When You Reach Me is a 2009 novel by Rebecca Stead with allusions to A Wrinkle in Time. Notes telling her that someone is coming to save both a friend and their own lives. But then there are the notes asking her to do just that, to write down everything that happened last fall. If it was up to her, she'd probably not think about them. It's 1979 and twelve year old Miranda, while helping her mother prepare for a stint on The $20,000 Pyramid, is thinking of all the events that happened the previous fall. ![]()
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