From: Gail Zachariah <gzachariah_at_ci.keene.nh.us>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:22:11 -0500

Elizabeth, Monica, and all:

Perhaps adult reviewers have the urge to re-read because they want to look for spoilers or mistakes. I admit that I thought about what the experience of re-reading would be but I didn't ever begin the process. I have also b een content with re-thinking and re-telling my experience.

I did love my experience with the book. And, although I don't think the st ory depends on the science, it is portrayed in an accessible way. This yea r, there was another youth book with applications of theoretical physics an d I didn't find it as easy to attempt to understand.

Gail Zachariah Keene Public Library 60 Winter Street Keene, NH 03431 603-352-0157 gzachariah_at_ci.keene.nh.us


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From: Monica Edinger
 Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 6:09 PM To: Elizabeth Bluemle Cc: edie; ccbc-net_at_ccbc.education.wisc.edu Subject: Re:
 When You Reach Me

Elizabeth,

I think that makes complete sense. It could also be different for a child reading it on his or her own. I read it aloud and we did talk about it (wh en they wanted to) especially today when I was done. I can only say the Ma rcus and the broccoli patch suffice. (Oh ,and a smidgen of Hermione Granger and her time-turner.)

But so many reviewers write about the urge to start it over once you've rea d it that I figured I'd mentioned that is not my firsthand experience with kids. Be interested to hear from others about this.

Monica On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Elizabeth Bluemle wrote: Monica, do you think that the kids don't want to re-read When You Reach Me because the pay-off of the mystery is so dramatic, and you can only make th at discovery once?

So much of the story's riveting power is the unfolding of the mystery, that I could see how some readers would feel they didn't need to revisit that w orld, even though they loved it.

Elizabeth

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