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Walk Two Moons

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"How about a story? Spin us a yarn."
Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you an extensively strange story," I warned.
"Oh, good!" Gram said. "Delicious!"
And that is how I happened to tell them about Phoebe, her disappearing mother, and the lunatic.

As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold — the st...more

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Published May 24th 1996 by HarperTrophy (first published May 19th 1994)

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May 04, 2007 Heather rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen

Thirteen year old Salamanca Tree Hiddle (Sal for short) embarks on a car trip with her eccentric grandparents from Ohio to Idaho to be reunited with her missing mother. Sal is determined that her mother will come home before the tulips bloom. Along the way Sal recounts her friendship with another girl by the name of Phoebe whose mother also left.
Sal tells a story of the strange and outrageous Phoebe Winterbottom who constantly warns of the dangers of cholesterol and thinks everyone she meets is...more

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Dec 10, 2010 Reese rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

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What would it be like to follow In your mothers foot steps?

In Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, Salamonca Tree Hiddle lives with her dad in Bybanks, Kentucky. Soon they move to Euclid, Ohio because her dads girlfriend offered him a job there, and there home reminded them to much of Sal’s mom who left them a little while back. Soon after, Sal’s grandparents take her on a road trip to all the places her mother has sent postcards from since she left. During the trip Sal tells her gr...more

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Sep 04, 2008 Keleigh rated it 4 of 5 stars

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This book was written specifically for my 13-year-old self, which apparently is still alive and well inside of me. It has all the elements I grew up loving: wacky names like Salamanca Tree Hiddle and Phoebe Winterbottom, American Indian themes, lush descriptions of country living, spiritual undertones, a little mystery, a little romance, and a missing mother.

The missing mother thing was the suckerpunch, of course. It's why I found myself lying in the bathtub in the middle of a Monday afternoon,...more

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Mar 31, 2008 Hillary rated it 4 of 5 stars

Recommended to Hillary by: Becky Jackson

This was a delightful read with even more delightful characters. The story line was engaging, the characters were perfectly flawed, and the ending offered closure without confusion or making up your mind for you. It was a quick read, completely worthy of the Newberry Medal and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good summer read.

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Jun 21, 2008 Leslie rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorite

Sharon Creech is one of my favorite authors of young adult literature.
Her characters are realistic and one feels their pain.
I especially enjoy reading a book where the main character is female.
Sometimes family secrets have a way of coming out and surprising a person...

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Jan 10, 2009 Romi rated it 5 of 5 stars

IT WAS AWESOME!!! So sad in the end, though. This is one of my favorites. I am sooooo glad I read it!!!!!

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Oct 27, 2011 Speakercoret rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: indonesian, raknya-petrik

Penyesalan memang selalu datang belakangan..

Yang diingat Sal adalah, ia marah2 dan berteriak kepada ibunya.. Dan teriakannya itu mungkin menjadi hal terakhir yang diingat ibunya di hari kepergiannya.. Dan Sal menyesal.. sangat sangat menyesal ;(

"Mungkin, berteriak kepada ibumu berarti dan penting. Aku dulu tak yakin tentang itu, tapi setelah ibumu tiba-tiba pergi, saat-saat kamu teriak kepada ibumu menjadi saat-saat yang penuh penyesalan sepanjang hidupmu."

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Dec 18, 2012 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I read Walk Two Moons as part of the "literature circle" for my 6th grade son's class. I went into the read cold, knowing only what was written on the back of the book and the fact that it was a Newberry winner.

The basic idea of the story is a teenage girl (Sal) is traveling cross country with her grandparents to try and find her mother. Along the trip they have a few mini-adventures and Sal spends most of the drive-time telling about recent events of her own life as related to a "crazy" friend...more I read Walk Two Moons as part of the "literature circle" for my 6th grade son's class. I went into the read cold, knowing only what was written on the back of the book and the fact that it was a Newberry winner.

The basic idea of the story is a teenage girl (Sal) is traveling cross country with her grandparents to try and find her mother. Along the trip they have a few mini-adventures and Sal spends most of the drive-time telling about recent events of her own life as related to a "crazy" friend she had named Phoebe. The title of the book comes from a supposed Indian saying "never judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins." Once that phrase is put out there, it becomes more apparent what the author is doing in this book.

The story is very multi-layered. There's the historical story that Sal is telling about her recent past and her interactions with her friends and neighbors, but particularly with her father and the fact that her mom left them to go out west. That narrative thread in itself has multiple layers…the story of Phoebe and her crazy life and the story of Sal and her family and loss. Sal narrates each of these stories and seems unaware of just how parallel her story is to Phoebe's story. Meanwhile, Sal is traveling across the country with her grandparents and many of their interactions along the road area also very insightful into Sal's life story.

By having multiple story threads running concurrently, the story arc was able to twist and turn over itself in ways that were obvious while also being thoughtful and not feeling blatant or silly. Still, some of the plot points felt a little heavy handed at times, but generally ok.

I found myself going back and forth in terms of my level of enjoyment of this book. There were numerous scenes that pulled at either sad or happy emotions but a lot of the story was a confused sense of exploration. Sal was a fun and funny narrator and made the storytelling compelling but I had a hard time really liking her as a character. I think that was somewhat intentional as she is emotionally a little hardened and withdrawn as a result of recent events. This makes it hard to approach and relate to her, especially since I don't have directly relatable experience. At the same time, I could appreciate and sympathize with her plight and her desire to come to grips with her life.

I really liked the way this book played with self exploration through storytelling and narrative. Sal spent the entire book telling stories but what I enjoyed was the fact that she seemed to be learning about herself and uncovering bits of her subconscious without even realizing what she was doing. It wasn't until nearly the end of the book that she seems to come to a sense of awakening to her own emotions and the catharsis that comes in coming face to face with one's self.

This is a good, well written read and I definitely feel it deserved the Newberry (granted, I haven't read its competition). The narrative is smooth and flowing and really felt like a good portrayal of a 13 year old girl going through emotional upheaval. In spite of the various predictable elements, there are a number of surprises that can catch you off guard. Add to that the funny anecdotes and witty narrative and you have a good solid book.

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May 02, 2008 Christine rated it 5 of 5 stars

Salamanca Tree Hiddle (Sal for short)a thirteen year old girl, embarks on a car trip with her grandparents from Ohio to Idaho to be reunited with her missing mother. Sal is determined that her mother will come home. Along the way Sal told a story about a girl named Phoebe whose mother also left.
Sal tells a story of the outrageous Phoebe Winterbottom who constantly warns of the dangers of cholesterol and thinks everyone she meets is a “lunatic”. This is funny becasue there has to be someone that...more

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Sep 29, 2007 Bethany rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: juvenilefiction, youngadultfiction

Thirteen year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle is on a journey of a lifetime. She is traveling by car with her grandparents from Ohio to Idaho to find her mother. Sal - as she is known++ by most everyone besides her grandparents and mother - has recently moved to Ohio from Kentucky with her father. Sal’s mother left on a spiritual quest the year before and promised to be back “before the tulips bloom”. But she never returned.

On their road trip to Idaho to find Sal’s mother, Grandma Hiddle ask Sal to e...more

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Aug 17, 2011 Vicky rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Young Teens

Shelves: childrens, zz-american-author, own-book, zzz-temp

I read this book when I was in grade school and it was one of my favorites, though I hardly remembered what it was about when I picked it up again 10 years later.

Walk Two Moons is two stories in one. The first is the story of Sal, on a journey to find her mother who left on a bus and never returned. The second is the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, Sal's new friend who's mother has also disappeared. The two stories parallel each other, and Phoebe's story helps Sal come to terms with her own.

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Dec 14, 2008 Hannah rated it 5 of 5 stars

I thought this was a really good book! I think people who are looking for a book to pass the time....Well this is the book for them! Its about a girl who moves to a big city froma small town and she meets a girl named Phoebe who is very opinionated!

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Mar 01, 2008 Danielle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, danielle-recommends

This book is the perfect example of how a book can be written for a younger audience, but still hold entertainment and meaning for adult readers. I really, thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was suspenseful without being (too) contrived or corny. The characters were interesting and unique, yet believable, and the story was truly touching. I thought the author did an excellent job portraying the mindset of middle school-age children, especially in that they didn't all think and act the same, or hav...more

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Jun 15, 2008 Dollie rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is the last book my son allowed me to read aloud to him. Since the heroine is female and he was about 9 or 10 or so, he didn't always want to discuss what was going on or admit he "connected" with the main character but he listened intently. I loved how softly and humorously this book dealt with difficult issues. Although he would never pick up this book now that he is so grown and macho, I am glad he heard this story and that it lives somewhere in his soul. Perhaps the lessons of change an...more

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Jun 24, 2007 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Shelves: fantastic, interesting, serendipitious

It is incredibly satisfying, and incredibly well-written. You aren't exactly sure what is happening throughout the book, but it is interesting, and it pulls you in. In the end, it's bittersweet. I cried. Walk Two Moons is the kind of book that makes you think, the kind of book that makes you cry, and the kind of book that you really want to read over again. I guess I can relate to the car trip she is having, and the beauty of her descriptions.
Salamanca is truly growing during the book, and sh...more

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Jun 16, 2008 Patty G. rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoy this book a lot and loved how it ended. We had to read this book for our literature circle and it was hard to not read beyond the chapters we assigned. It is great book and goes back and forth between the past and present. The adventure that she went through was very understandable for a young girl who had to face the reality of losing her mom. It's wonderful book and I would use this book for literature circle with middle school kids and have them create poetry for one character...more

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Aug 11, 2011 Lisa Rathbun added it · review of another edition

This is an example of a kids' book that I loved reading as an adult. I think kids might be a little confused at all the interweaving story lines, but I think this would be an excellent book to help students plot out the time shifts and help them learn to read a book that tells more than one story at a time.

There's a little too much coincidence, but I can excuse that in a children's book. There are examples of foreshadowing. There are tie-ins to myths and stories (Pandora's box). There is grief...more

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Nov 24, 2008 dogluvers867 rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: anyone over 6

Recommended to dogluvers867 by: my 4th and 5th grade teacher

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Mar 18, 2013 Amanda Valentine rated it 1 of 5 stars

I’ve heard wonderful things about Sharon Creech so I picked up her Newbery Award winning book Walk Two Moons. I’ll definitely try some other books of hers because people had such glowing things to say, but I didn’t particularly like this book and I certainly won’t be recommending it to my daughter—she would find it devastating, and not in the thought provoking way that can make you grow.

Sal is traveling with her grandparents, following the path her mother took when she left years ago. While they...more

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Mar 08, 2013 Zoe Economos rated it 5 of 5 stars

From the moment I picked this book up in 2nd grade, I was enchanted. Every little neurotic tick that the characters showed, juxtaposed with the fluidity of the writing and the delectable quality of the words chosen to describe simple things, made my 8 year old head race. I have since read this book every year. As I have grown increasingly older, I find that the book also grows older; themes are unraveled that were unclear to me before, elements that I could have never possibly understood young b...more

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Mar 06, 2013 Cheyanne rated it 2 of 5 stars

The title of a book I read before was Walk Two Moons, By Sharon Creech. The genre of the book is realistic fiction. One reason that this book is realistic fiction is because it teaches you different parts of the United States. The setting of the book is in Bybanks, Kentucky, Euclid, Ohio and Lewiston, Idaho.

The main problem of the book is that a thirteen year old girl’s mother disappears and moves to Lewiston Idaho where she can have peace. Her and her grandparents travel from Bybanks, Kentucky...more

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Feb 01, 2013 Kendall Gay rated it 4 of 5 stars

Walk Two Moons was a ok book. It was a little boring at times. But at other times it picked up and got more entreating. This book is about a girl whose name is Salamanca Tree Hiddle but she is just known as Sal and she has just moved three thousand miles from Kentucky to Ohio after her mom dies. They move from this big farm to these little houses three feet next to each other. They move there because of this lady named Ms. Margret. She is this lady who lives at the end of the street with her mot...more

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Jan 17, 2013 Cleo rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: owned-books

Walk Two Moons is an amazing MG realistic fiction novel. It's one of those simple but really resonating stories. Thirteen year old Salamanca Hill is driving on a road trip with her grandparents. Along the way, she entertains them with the outrageous story of one of her friends, Phoebe Winterbottom. And as she tells this story, her own begins to slowly come clear, like the brick wall that her father chipped away at, the story of a girl who only wants to see her mother again. As the back cover say...more Walk Two Moons is an amazing MG realistic fiction novel. It's one of those simple but really resonating stories. Thirteen year old Salamanca Hill is driving on a road trip with her grandparents. Along the way, she entertains them with the outrageous story of one of her friends, Phoebe Winterbottom. And as she tells this story, her own begins to slowly come clear, like the brick wall that her father chipped away at, the story of a girl who only wants to see her mother again. As the back cover says, "In her own award-winning style, Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss and the complexity of human emotion." That's a lot for one short novel to contain. But Walk Two Moons really does contain (at least most) of those elements. I love interwoven tales too, so it adds to the appeal of this book for me. Though that obviously wasn't my only reason for rereading it. It's an entertaining and quick read.

A lot of parts of Walk Two Moons are just so sad, like the ending, and many of the little anecdotes that Sal relates about her mother. You can see that her mother is troubled, and she ends up deciding to just take off and leave them. And Sal has to figure out how to deal with it, because obviously, things will never be the same again.

But there are also a lot of funny parts; Phoebe, for example. She's a hilarious character, so wacky and full of fun. And also suspecting mad-ax murderers and lunatics at every turn. Also, some of the country phrases like "chickabiddy" and "huzza huzza", as well as others, are amusing, and add some character to the novel.

I love Walk Two Moons a lot, but I don't know if it should have won the Newbery Prize. It's certainly more deserving than other books that have (like Dead End in Norvelt, which I didn't like at all), but I feel like there are lots of great books. It's just so hard to decide, I suppose.

I also love the collage art on the cover, and I really do like Sharon Creech's distinctive writing. Walk Two Moons is an excellent novel, certainly deserving of acclaim.

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Jan 15, 2013 Jannatul Mawa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Salamanca Tree Hiddle is a thirteen year old girl who goes on a trip to Idaho with her grandparents to find her mom. On the way, she tells her grandparents the interesting and strange story of her friend, Phoebe. Throughout her story, she describes every person she met, she describes her feelings toward them, and she explains whatever she did with her friends and how Phoebe found her mother. While telling the story of her friend, Salamanca realizes what made her mother leave. Salamanca hopes to...more

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The book walk two moons, is the best book that was written in 1994 by Sharon Creech. The main reason why this book is the best is because while they are on their way to Lewiston, Idaho for Sal’s mom’s birthday, they stop and had some great adventures. Also Sal and her friend Phoebe have some adventures too that I will talk about in this essay too. The reason why this book is not so good is because there are sad, one part was during one of their great adventures on the Missouri rive...more Walk two moons

The book walk two moons, is the best book that was written in 1994 by Sharon Creech. The main reason why this book is the best is because while they are on their way to Lewiston, Idaho for Sal’s mom’s birthday, they stop and had some great adventures. Also Sal and her friend Phoebe have some adventures too that I will talk about in this essay too. The reason why this book is not so good is because there are sad, one part was during one of their great adventures on the Missouri river which an incident happened to Grams. This book is narrated by the main character Salamanca Tree Hill. She is telling her grandparents about the story of Phoebe and her. It all started back when Sal’s mom left, her and her father.

The adventures start when Sal’s father up and moves Himself and Sal to a Suburban area called Euclid, Ohio. They moved next door to Sal’s dad’s crazy bright red haired friend named Margret Cadaver. This was a big change to Sal because she had lived in the country her whole life in a town called Bybanks, Kentucky. But the real adventure is when she saw her pale-faced girl in the window of the Winterbottom home. It says “It was after all the adventures of Phoebe….” I love adventure and suspense, because you don’t know what is going to happen next and this book has a lot of that. It says that the Second chapter first sentence says that she had adventures with Phoebe. So you can tell that this book is going to have some adventures between Phoebe and Sal. When I read that I was so excited that they were going to have fun and adventures.

The first adventure with Phoebe was when Mrs. Winterbottom was out and she left dinner and notes for Phoebe, Phoebe’s sister Prudence, and their father. Phoebe’s note said “Keep all the doors locked and call yours father if you need anything.” You can tell that Mrs. Winterbottom is up to something and Phoebe might try to find out what she is up to and drag Sal into it. Phoebe is the kind of person who is always worried and quiet so she needs someone by her side to help her along the way. Phoebe was really worried about her mother; Mrs. Winterbottom isn’t the type to do stuff like that. But Sal told her that she shouldn’t worry that her mom was going to be ok.

This next thing I am going to tell you about the adventures with Sal and her grandparents. It was a superhot day and they were driving is South Dakota next to the Missouri River. Gramps decided to pull over and dip his toes in the river. Along comes Grams, you can tell that they were having fun with this quote from the book “ They started kicking water at each other and scooping it up and letting it run down their faces.” This next part of the story is where I dislike the book the it started a nice a good and now it is the worst part of the book. The following happened. Gram said ‘“Oh!” and flailed at the water. She reached down, pulled up a snake.’ This snake was a water moccasin. This snake was very poisonous, and it bit Gram. But luckily there was a man there that was telling Grams and Gramps that it is not safe to be in the river. When Gram got bitten he was the one that sucked out the poison. What a good man, even though he was telling them that it wasn’t safe for them to be in there.

Another positive quality was when Gram got better from the snake bite they headed up to Yellow Stone. They wanted to watch old faithful erupt. I have never been to Yellow Stone but I have heard that it was awesome when it erupted. It says ‘the sign said faithful was due to erupt in about 15 minutes.’ I think it would be a great adventure to go to Yellow stone and see Old Faithful. But it was just one stop from the rest of their adventures that they had previously.

This was a great book. I really recommend it; even though it has a sad ending is just a wonderful book. Even though there were a couple of spots were I didn’t like the book so much, like when Grams go bit by the snake she lived and they on with their journey. The ending I wished had changed, I wished they mom was there to see Sal. When I read it I was hoping that she would be there willing to come home with them. But that’s not how the story ends. I am not going to say the ending so you have to read it to find out what happens.
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Nov 15, 2012 Catherine Fevery rated it 4 of 5 stars

Walk Two Moons is a great read if you’re looking for a book that has everything. It is a very inspirational story which contains adventure and close relationships between main characters. This book is targeted for younger audiences, but is good for all ages, even adults. The story is told in first person by a girl named Salamanca, or Sal for short. It takes you through the hardships that she endures only being thirteen and losing her mother, after her mother promises to be back. Sal had a very c...more

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Nov 13, 2012 Danielle Harriger rated it 5 of 5 stars

Newbery: I loved this novel because Creech has an amazing ability to unite seemingly unrelated stories to make a larger whole. For example, the interwoven relation among characters (such as Margaret sitting next to Salamanca’s mother on the bus) suggests the interrelated nature of human interaction. Thus, this book allowed me to look at all different walks of life, such as the silly grandparents, the stranger who sucked the blood out of the grandma’s leg, and the chaotic Finney household; I was...more Newbery: I loved this novel because Creech has an amazing ability to unite seemingly unrelated stories to make a larger whole. For example, the interwoven relation among characters (such as Margaret sitting next to Salamanca’s mother on the bus) suggests the interrelated nature of human interaction. Thus, this book allowed me to look at all different walks of life, such as the silly grandparents, the stranger who sucked the blood out of the grandma’s leg, and the chaotic Finney household; I was able to see how people may have diverse backgrounds, but people are all united in the fact that people can care for and appreciate each other. Creech sets up a lot of expectations for the reader at the beginning for what is to come in the tale, such as how beneath Phoebe’s tale was Salamanca's. This allows readers to become curious about how the stories will come together. I loved the figurative language used in the text, such as the sounds of the wind telling Sal to hurry, and the plaster wall that resembles her story hidden beneath Phoebe’s story. This language really allowed me to connect everyday events with greater meaning that existed beyond the surface. Also, I think children could really relate to Salamanca’s feeling of isolation and uncertainty (when she moves to a new town that does not represent her country landscape of Bybanks). This novel is a great source of comfort for children who are trying to seek solace amidst hardship, such as losing a parent. Creech presents a specific story of Sal, but also, Creech makes Sal’s story universal so that any reader could relate to her feelings of insecurity, jealousy, grief, and hope. The most moving parts of the text for me were the anecdotes that Salamanca tells about her mother. For example, the notion about her mother feeling so “rotten in comparison” to her husband, and the description of the postcards that her mother sent her before she didn’t come back are all foreboding details about the abandonment that we, as readers, are going to learn about. I also liked this story because of the intrigue that Creech creates with the lunatic, the mysterious messages, and the overall story behind what happened to Phoebe and Salamanca’s respective mothers. This allows readers to interact deeply with the text, as they guess about what is to come and consider how the stories are related. I loved that Salamanca is realistic, because she has authentic emotions, such as her jealousy when Phoebe’s mother comes back unlike her own mother and her shame of being related to someone (her mother) that would leave her. I think this can help children affirm that they are allowed to have these thoughts, such as Sal’s thoughts, “How can she not come back to me? She loves me.” Lastly, my favorite part of the text was the themes that Creech suggests with Mrs. Partridge’s notes. For example, the quote of “in the course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” really allows readers of all ages to contemplate these ideas and relate them back to their own lives. It is interesting and comforting to know that we all get caught up in miniscule things, but we have the ability to think about the larger picture. I think that the most salient message that the book left me with was evident when the grandmother passed away. From this, I was able to see that when the people we love leave us (whether intentionally or from passing away), there will be extraordinary disappointment; however, the memories of them will always guides our future thoughts and actions.

Three words to describe this novel: coping, interrelatedness, and healing.
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Oct 31, 2012 Taylor Dodge rated it 5 of 5 stars

I just finished a book called Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. The main character in my book is Sal. She is around our age, so she would be about 13 or 14. The conflict in this is story was that Sal's mother had left Sal and her father when Sal was 3. Sal spent all her life asking her father where her mother went. Throughout the book Sal goes on an adventure to find her mother.

I would recommend this book to anyone that likes fiction books and mystery. I say that because during the book she would...more

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Oct 18, 2012 Staphany Ramirez rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book is a chapter that happens to be realistic fiction, which was nice to read for my children literature class. One of the characters, Salamanca Tree Hiddle is taking a trip with her grandparents from Euclid, Ohio to Lewiston, Idaho, to visit her mother's final resting place. Along the way, Salamanca, she likes Sal, tells her grandparents the story of her best friend, Phoebe Winterbottom, whose mother, like Sal's, unexpectedly decides to leave home. Sal meets Phoebe when Sal and her father...more

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Oct 10, 2012 Annie McMahon rated it 2 of 5 stars

What I didn't like:
The characters were not likable to me, especially Phoebe, the main character's friend, which I found very annoying. Even the main character was hard for me to relate with. All the adults in this book had major flaws and no strong moral values. The plot was slow, filled with unnecessary mystery, and didn't make sense to me at all (for example: a teen girl telling her story about her friend to her grandparents almost nonstop for a six-hour car ride, Grandpa letting his inexperie...more

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About Sharon Creech

I was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up there with my noisy and rowdy family: my parents (Ann and Arvel), my sister (Sandy), and my three brothers (Dennis, Doug and Tom).
For a fictional view of what it was like growing up in my family, see Absolutely Normal Chaos. (In that book, the brothers even have the same names as my own brothers.) Our house was not only full of...more I was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up there with my noisy and rowdy family: my parents (Ann and Arvel), my sister (Sandy), and my three brothers (Dennis, Doug and Tom).
For a fictional view of what it was like growing up in my family, see Absolutely Normal Chaos. (In that book, the brothers even have the same names as my own brothers.) Our house was not only full of us Creeches, but also full of friends and visiting relatives.
In the summer, we usually took a trip, all of us piled in a car and heading out to Wisconsin or Michigan or, once, to Idaho. We must have been a very noisy bunch, and I'm not sure how our parents put up with being cooped up with us in the car for those trips. The five-day trip out to Idaho when I was twelve had a powerful effect on me: what a huge and amazing country! I had no idea then that thirty-some years later, I would recreate that trip in a book called Walk Two Moons.
One other place we often visited was Quincy, Kentucky, where my cousins lived (and still live) on a beautiful farm, with hills and trees and swimming hole and barn and hayloft. We were outside running in those hills all day long, and at night we'd gather on the porch where more stories would be told. I loved Quincy so much that it has found its way into many of my books--transformed into Bybanks, Kentucky. Bybanks appears in Walk Two Moons and Chasing Redbird and Bloomability. Bybanks also makes a brief appearance (by reference, but not by name) in The Wanderer.
When I was young, I wanted to be many things when I grew up: a painter, an ice skater, a singer, a teacher, and a reporter. It soon became apparent that I had little drawing talent, very limited tolerance for falling on ice, and absolutely no ability to stay on key while singing. I also soon learned that I would make a terrible reporter because when I didn't like the facts, I changed them. It was in college, when I took literature and writing courses, that I became intrigued by story-telling. Later, I was a teacher (high school English and writing) in England and in Switzerland. While teaching great literature, I learned so much about writing: about what makes a story interesting and about techniques of plot and characterization and point of view. I started out writing novels for adults: The Recital and Nickel Malley were both written and published while I was living in England (these books were published in England only and are now out of print.) But the next book was Absolutely Normal Chaos, and ever since that book I have written mainly about young people. Walk Two Moons was the first of my books to be published in America. When it received the Newbery Medal, no one was more surprised than I was. I'm still a little bit in shock.
After Walk Two Moons came Chasing Redbird, Pleasing the Ghost, Bloomability, The Wanderer, and Fishing in the Air. I hope to be writing stories for a long, long time.
I am married to Lyle Rigg, who is the headmaster of The Pennington School in Pennington, New Jersey, and have two grown children, Rob and Karin. Being with my family is what I enjoy most. The next-best thing is writing stories.

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