Stead, R., & Gartner, K. (n.d.). When You Reach Me.  After receiving a postcard from an unnamed person, we find out that Miranda’s mom will be playing on a game show called $20,000 Pyramid.  As the story continues to be told, we end up finding out that several letters/postcards have been arriving telling Miranda of things that have not happened yet.  As you progress through the story several incidents begin occurring; however, incidents that allow several stories to told intertwined of each other.  As the mom is getting ready to play on the game show, to story jumps to other occurrences such as Miranda’s “friendships” with Annmarie, Jualia and Sal.  As the story comes to an end, the reader begins to put all the pieces together and finds the connections towards each character that has unfolded in the story.  Ultimately, Miranda finally discovers who has been sending her all the postcards along.  This story had many twists.  Several plots begin to unfold, but nevertheless, the reader must be taking into consideration what was occurring in the previous story/chapter.  The author strategically wrote this story to keep the reader engaged.  Due to the complexity of the storyline, the ideal age to read this book would be 12 years ad up.  Furthermore, teachers can use this book to go over literary elements such as foreshadowing and flashbacks.  Criteria: The plot of the story definitely as it's surprises that creates a suspenseful and thrilling book to read.  The style was written make the reader feel like he or she was also solving the mystery themselves.