Study Guide

When You Reach Me Characters

When we read teen and tween fiction we know that our protagonist is probably going to be asking a...

Sal has been Miranda's best friend since she was a very tiny girl, and she thinks of him as her...

Though she may not be the most conservative dresser, Mom is Miranda's – and the novel's...

Marcus is the novel's boy genius, and somewhat tragic figure, who has a hard time relating to...

If Miranda had an arch nemesis, it would be Julia, a fellow student who she actually says she...

Annemarie is, to put it bluntly, Miranda's replacement for Sal when he stops walking home from...

Richard is Mom's sweet and supportive lawyer boyfriend who is blond and smart and good at tying...

The novel's examination of race revolves around the character Jimmy and the sandwich shop he owns...

Belle is a shopkeeper who listens to Miranda prattle on about her favorite book, A Wrinkle in...

Louisa is Sal's mother and lives in the same apartment building as Miranda and her mother. She's...

Mr. Tompkin is a teacher at Miranda's school. Though he plays a small role in the novel, he's a...

A minor character, Anthony is Marcus's older brother. The day before Sal is punched, Anthony is...

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