ISBN-13: 9781849399739
RRP: £7.99
Published: 4th October 2012
Length: 240 Pages
When Georges moves into a new apartment block he meets Safer, a twelve-year-old self-appointed spy. Soon Georges has become his spy recruit. His first assignment? To track the mysterious Mr X, who lives in the flat upstairs. But as Safer becomes more demanding, Georges starts to wonder: what is a game and what is a lie? How far is too far to go for your only friend?
Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
'A joy to read' Independent
'Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy' Philip Ardagh, Guardian
'Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark' Viv Groskop, Observer
When You Reach Me was a New York Times bestseller, won the Newbery Medal and was shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.
"It shows just how thoughtful, how discreet, yet how powerful a story can be"Julia Eccleshare, Guardian Children's Book Prize judge
"A joy to read."Nicholas Tucker - Independent, Best Books of the Year 2012
"Exactly what I would have wanted to read in my early teens. It feels sophisticated and clever and knowing without being too grown-up and dark."Viv Groskop - Observer
"Rebecca Stead makes writing this well look easy."Philip Ardagh - Guardian
"The boys learn from their friendship with each other, and Stead’s readers will grow from knowing them, too."Daniel Hahn - Independent on Sunday, Best Books of the Year