Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.
By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner.
"Every word, every sentence, has meaning and substance ... [in this] smart and mesmerizing book."
— The New York Times Book Review
"Readers ... are likely to find themselves chewing over the details of this superb and intricate tale long afterward."
— The Wall Street Journal
"No detail is small, no character minor, in this intricately plotted novel in which the nature of time emerges as the most compelling mystery of all."
— The Washington Post
"[T]een
readers will circle back to the
beginning and say, ‘Wow...cool.’”
— Kirkus Reviews, Starred
"Closing revelations
are startling and satisfying,
but quietly
made."
— The Horn Book Magazine, Starred
"[Q]uite wonderful … [j]ust
as Miranda rereads L’Engle,
children will return to this."
— Booklist, Starred
“This
unusual, thought-provoking mystery
will appeal
to several types of readers.”
— School Library Journal, Starred
“It’s
easy to imagine readers studying Miranda’s
story as many times as she’s
read L’Engle’s.”
— Publishers Weekly, Starred
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of The Mighty Miss Malone! CHRISTOPHER PAUL CURTIS is the bestselling author of Bud, Not Buddy, winner of the Newbery Medal and the Coretta Scott King Medal, among many other honors.
