When You Reach Me Allusions & Cultural References

Literary and Philosophical References

• Madeline L'Engle, A Wrinkle in Time (3.4-3.18, 14.35-14.70, 23.25, 30.15, 39.6-11, 43.5-19)
• William Shakespeare, The Tempest (3.24)
• Einstein, Relativity (14.60-64)
• Louise Fitzhugh, Harriet the Spy (23.24)

Historical References

• Copernicus (14.66)

Pop Culture References

• $20,000 Dollar Pyramid (1.1, 4.1-4.4, 6.1, 13.1-38, 30.16, 50.1-25, 51.2-14)
• Dick Clark (1.1, 13.12-13, 50.16-50.25, 51.2-14)