Miranda is an average sixth grade girl who lives in New York City with her mother. Her only friend is a boy named Sal, and together they walk the streets of their neighborhood, making sure to avoid the “laughing man.” One day Sal gets punched in the stomach by a boy named Marcus for no apparent reason. After that, Sal shuts Miranda out of his life with no explanation. Having lost her only friend, Miranda decides to make friends with Annamarie and Colin, two other kids in her school. Miranda starts to receive notes from an unknown person. The notes are found in private areas of her things, such as her coat pocket, her backpack and a bread bag. The notes instruct her to write a letter about her life and the writer of the note says he (or she) is going to save her friend. Miranda also becomes friends with Marcus, and they talk about time travel and A Wrinkle in Time. Miranda does not believe that time travel is possible, but Marcus does and it makes for very intriguing discussions. The book is a mystery tying together the laughing man, Marcus, Sal, Miranda, and time travel.
Kevin Cheely
I would rate this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. The book is a mind-bender and I got confused at some points. However, it is not the average mystery novel, and made me think and want to read more.
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