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[pocky_slash]

So, remember back in like, July, when I read When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead and told you it was extraordinary and you should all read it and it was going to win the Newbery? Remember when I put it on all of my end-of-year superlative lists and talked about it on two memes as "a book you dudes should read

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[second_batgirl]

I just finished When You Reach Me this morning and OMG IT WAS AMAZING. Thank you so much for the rec. ♥

[pocky_slash]

YOU ARE SO WELCOME. Oh man, can you see why it was my favorite book of 2009? I mean, it might not be for everyone, but a coming of age story set in NYC with a subtle, kid-appropriate political backdrop, convoluted interpersonal relationships, a strong family unit, and TIME TRAVEL?

MY LOVE. FOR THIS BOOK. IS EPIC.

[second_batgirl]

I don't know if you saw my Goodreads review, but it was pretty much "OMG WHERE HAS THIS BOOK BEEN ALL MY LIFE?!" (ALSO, A Wrinkle In Time references! That was my FAVORITE BOOK when I was 11!)

(I am reading The True Meaning of Smekday now, btw. Your fault.)

[pocky_slash]

I haven't logged onto GoodReads in an age, but that was essentially my reaction! I picked it up on a lark and ended up reading it in one breathless sitting. OH MAN. My love for it ♥

AND SMEKDAY YEAH! I love that one, too XD I am all about peer-pressure on the internet, yo.

[second_batgirl]

I like goodreads - my to-read list is fairly epic, I've got to say.

I'm enjoying it so far! I like Tip. I liked Miranda better though. (And when I finish I can read your Yuletide fic! \o/)