Hvem skrev noterne i when you reach me?
grinende mand
When You Reach Me er en Newbery Medal-vindende science fiction- og kriminalroman af Rebecca Stead, udgivet i 2009. Den foregår på Upper West Side i New York i 1978 og 1979 og følger hovedpersonen Miranda Sinclair. Hun modtager en mærkelig besked, hvor hun bliver bedt om at registrere fremtidige begivenheder og skrive ned, hvor hendes ekstra nøgle befinder sig. Efterhånden som romanen skrider frem, modtager Miranda tre andre sedler med anmodninger. Romanen indeholder tre handlingslinjer - Mirandas mors optræden i spilleshowet The $20.000 Pyramid, Mirandas bedste ven Sal, der pludselig ikke taler med Miranda, og en grinende mand, der dukker op. Centrale temaer i romanen er uafhængighed, forløsning og venskab. Stead ønskede også at demonstrere de muligheder, som hun så i tidsrejser. Forfatteren håbede at kunne vise sine børn, hvordan New York var i hendes barndom, og vise, hvordan børn i en tidligere tid var mere uafhængige.
laughing man
When You Reach Me is a Newbery Medal-winning science fiction and mystery novel by Rebecca Stead, published in 2009. It takes place in the Upper West Side in New York during 1978 and 1979 and follows the protagonist, Miranda Sinclair. She receives a strange note asking her to record future events and write down the location of her spare key. As the novel progresses, Miranda receives three more notes with requests. The novel contains three story lines — the appearance of Miranda's mom on the game show, The $20,000 Pyramid, Miranda's best friend Sal suddenly not talking with Miranda, and the appearance of a laughing man. Central themes in the novel include independence, redemption and friendship. Stead also wanted to demonstrate the possibilities that she saw in time travel. The author hoped to show her children what New York was like in her childhood, and demonstrate how in an earlier time children were more independent.
When You Reach Me