Rate When You Reach Me on a scale of 1 to 5.How does Miranda change in this book? In what ways do her relationships with her mother and friends mature?.Write the part of speech and definition for the word that best fits the way the word was used in the story. Is there any book that took hold of you the way A Wrinkle in Time took hold of Miranda―that you read and reread either as a child or an adult? Before You Read Introducing Vocabulary Find each of the following words in When You Reach Me on the page number given in parentheses.Did reading When You Reach Me make you want to read A Wrinkle in Time again? A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle has a big impact on Miranda, but also on Rebecca Stead and the idea for this book.Were you satisfied with the way all the mysteries came together in the end?.At what point did you realize the laughing man was Malcolm?.Do you think that's true? Have you ever had to let go of assumptions in order to see the truth? Have you ever known anyone who was very smart but did not seem to have any common sense? Would you rather have a lot of common sense or the ability to see a few profound truths that other people miss? It's how we're used to thinking about things, but a lot of time it just gets in the way of what's true" (51). Malcolm tells Miranda, "Einstein says common sense is just a habit of thought.Did you have trouble understanding the concept of time travel allowing something to happen before the person actually traveled back in time? Or did Malcolm and Julia's explanations make sense to you?.How did the 20,000 Pyramid play a role in the story? How did her mother's quest with the game show mirror Miranda's quest to make sense of her life?.
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