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Rebecca Stead is an American writer of fiction for children and teens. She won the American Newbery Medal in 2010, the oldest award in children's literature, for her second novel When You Reach Me.She won the Guardian Prize in 2013 recognizing Liar & Spy as the year's best British children's book by a writer who has not previously won it. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. January 1968  •  Other names ربکا استید
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Works

When You Reach Me
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Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy
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When You Reach Me
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Liar & Spy
Liar & Spy
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Famous Rebecca Stead Quotes

“Who's the real you? The person who did something awful, or the one who's horrified by the awful thing you did? Is one part of you allowed to forgive the other?”

Rebecca Stead

Source: Goodbye Stranger

“Life is a million different dots making one gigantic picture. And maybe the big picture is nice, maybe it's amazing, but if you're standing with your face pressed up against a bunch of black dots, it's really hard to tell.”

Rebecca Stead book Liar & Spy

Source: Liar & Spy

“Trying to forget really doesn't work. In fact, it's pretty much the same as remembering.”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

“Trying to forget really doesn't work. In fact, it's pretty much the same as remembering. But I tried to forget anyway, and to ignore the fact that I was remembering you all the time.”

Rebecca Stead

“Pajamas are good for the soul.”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

“Didn't you ever have a father yourself? You don't want him for a reason. You want him because he's your father.' So I figured it's because I never had a father that I don't want one now. A person can't miss something she never had.”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead Quotes

“Well, it's simple to love someone," she said. "But it's hard to know when you need to say it out loud.”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

“I don't know. I just feel stuck, like I'm afraid to take any steps, in case they're the wrong ones.”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

“Nice tights," I snorted. Or I tried to snort, anyway. I'm not exactly sure how, though people in books are always doing it.”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

“I'm an old man, and she's gone now. So don't worry, okay?”

Rebecca Stead book When You Reach Me

Source: When You Reach Me

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