The book was well received by critics, who praised its realistic setting and the author's deft handling of small details.
Together, they expanded on the initial concepts and published When You Reach Me on July 14, 2009, under Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House. After completing much of the novel, Stead gave the draft to her editor, Wendy Lamb. When You Reach Me was inspired by a story Stead read about a man suffering from amnesia, by parts of her childhood, and by her favorite book as a kid, A Wrinkle in Time. Important characters in the story include Miranda's mother Richard, her mom's good-natured boyfriend Sal, Miranda's childhood best friend and a homeless man who lives on Miranda's block and is referred to only as "the laughing man." Central themes in the novel include independence, redemption, and friendship.
At the same time, Miranda juggles school, relationships with her peers, and helping her mom prepare to be on the game show The $20,000 Pyramid. After Miranda finds a strange note, which is unsigned and addressed only to "M," in her school library book, a mystery is set into motion-one which Miranda ultimately must face alone. It takes place on the Upper West Side of New York during 19 and follows a sixth-grade girl named Miranda Sinclair. When You Reach Me is a Newbery Medal-winning science fiction and mystery novel by Rebecca Stead, published in 2009.
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