Winner of the 2010 John Newbery Medal

Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.

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, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner.

But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda’s mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper:

I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own.

I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter.

The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet. 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.

作者：Rebecca stead，美國暢銷兒童文學作傢。第一部作品《第一光》，《當你當達我》是該作者的第二部作品，這部作品讓她一舉成名。她生於紐約，目前和她的丈夫和兩個兒子還住在那裏。

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一個絕對扣人心弦的故事……我不能放下它，直到我讀完它。

——《摩法書》的作傢Tamora Piere

一個非常刺激的集科幻、神秘和探索為一體的小說。

——學校圖書館周刊

可信的，吸引人的，少年讀者們會發現這將是一個值得進行的旅程。

——齣版者周刊