When You Reach Me VS. Circus Mirandus

The book we’ve chosen as the winner in this bracket is When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead. There were things that we enjoyed about both of the books but we all agreed that When You Reach Me was the clear winner because of its unique plot. At first it just seemed like a regular book about friendship but then there were all these mysterious events that happened. Miranda starts receiving these letters and has to figure out who is sending them to her and why. The author really keeps the reader guessing right to the end. It wasn’t until the very last pages that we finally understood who the laughing man was and his connection to the rest of the characters and the story. We were happy with how the book ended and we appreciated the time travel element. For most of us this was the first time travel book we’ve read so that it special since it’s the first. GG & AW