By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go and they know who and where to stay away from. But things start to go downhill when Sal gets punched by a new kid, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda’s mom keeps hidden for emergencies goes missing and then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she’s too late.This story referenced the game show $20,000 Pyramid (dollar amount dependent upon the year the show was aired). I loved the fact that most of the chapter titles were categories just the game show. Miranda follows the same advice from her mom as it applies to her experience with Marcus, Sal, and the laughing man. I enjoyed the references to Wrinkle in Time. It was a great way to reference time travel.
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