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The climax of the novel, When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead was when Miranda’s ex-best friend, Sal had a near-death experience. This was caused by when he was confronted by the rowdy group of boys who would stand by his apartment’s garage. They started to torment Sal and throw potato chips at him, but later, it turned into shoving and punches. Sal then noticed Marcus, the boy who had punched him out of impulse months ago. Sal started to break into a sprint and ran straight into the traffic on Amsterdam Avenue. Mirana and Marcus were right behind Sal, but it was too late. A bus was coming straight towards him. Miranda and Marcus started to scream and tears rushed down their faces but suddenly, the strange man that Miranda and Sal would always
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