Congratulations to WHEN YOU REACH ME: StorySleuths' Consolidated Postings

Congratulations to Rebecca Stead, who won this year's Newbery Award for When You Reach Me!

We loved Stead's story about Miranda and friends when we read it in November. The book sings with examples of great writing, from the way Stead develops her characters to the structure of the plot.

In honor of the Newbery award, we've consolidated all of our postings on When You Reach Me here. We invite you to read our files for clues on what makes When You Reach Me such a distinguished book.

1. Chronology: When You Reach Me
2. Narrator Reliability: When You Reach Me
3. Secondary Character Arc: When You Reach Me
4. Minor Character Significance: When You Reach Me
5. Larger Social Issues: When You Reach Me
6. Mystery Plots & Clues: When You Reach Me
7. Second Person POV: When You Reach Me
8. Chapter Titles: When You Reach Me
9. Tense: When You Reach Me
10. Title and Cover: When You Reach Me

(Note: If you haven't yet read When You Reach Me, bookmark this page and come back later! Some postings include spoilers. Besides, the book is fun, fast-paced, clever and suspenseful. Read it first. Then come back and tell us what you think.)