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"Readers might enjoy a second time around to catch all the clues."
— Chicago Tribune

"When You Reach Me is quite a gift to middle-grade readers: For many, it will not only be the first mystery they'll ever read, it'll be one of the best."
— The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"Its appeal crosses all age boundaries."
— The Florida Times-Union

"This book is a terrific one for any kid."
— The Lexington Herald-Leader

"[Stead] spins an original tale that straddles two worlds—the fantastic and the realistic."
— Columbus Dispatch

"This book is lovely and almost impossibly clever: a real winner."
— The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Boys and girls, parents, teachers, and ... the grown-ups who hand out awards won't want to miss Rebecca Stead's completely original, fascinating, and well-crafted novel."
— Christian Science Monitor

"This book easily qualifies for the category 'Things You Must Read.'"
— The Grand Rapids Press

"The standout of the pack is Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me set in Manhattan in the late 1970s."
— The Austin American-Statesman

"What could be better: a great setting, believable characters and a myustery deftly woven by a fine writer. This is a book to be reckoned with come Newbery Season."
— BookPage

"Haunting and brilliantly constructed."
— AARP.com

"[I]t is one of the best children’s books I have ever read and books of this sort do not drop out of the sky every day.”
— Fuse 8, School Library Journal blog

"Rebecca Stead has created a beautifully written work … WHEN YOU REACH ME is a masterpiece, and I highly recommend it.”
— YABooksCentral.com

"Your younger ones will be enthralled."
— Westchester Magazine

"It’s really tightly written with a story that keeps unwrapping itself."
— Bookreporter.com

"It is one of my must-recommends and one of the most interesting books I’ve read all year … All I can do is say: more, Rebecca Stead; much more."
— KidLiterate.com

"[A] loving tribute to the children's classic, A Wrinkle In Time."
— Becky’s Book Reviews

"When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead is a book I won't forget for quite a long time."
— LiterateLives.blogspot.com

"This book asks you to discard your habitual thoughts. Bravo!"
— Shelf Awareness

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