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Walk Two Moons tells the story of thirteen year old Salamanca Tree Hiddle as she travels across the country with her grandparents. Along the way, she tells her grandparents the story of her friend Phoebe Winterbottom, and the disappearance of Phoebe’s mother. Salamanca also reflects on the departure of her own mother from their home in Kentucky. The characters are all incredibly endearing and the story is funny and touching. My five star rating of this book is likely heavily influenced by the fa
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What a lovely book about mothers and daughters and the sweetness of grandparents. Sharon Creech's writing reminds me very much of Gary D. Schmidt's - both are kind of feel-good writers even though they write about emotionally devastating events and circumstances.
The story within a story within a story structure here sucked me in. Phoebe Winterbottom is quite possibly my favourite YA character for the first quarter of 2012 - and this just struck me - she is so darned awkward and unintentionally m ...more
The story within a story within a story structure here sucked me in. Phoebe Winterbottom is quite possibly my favourite YA character for the first quarter of 2012 - and this just struck me - she is so darned awkward and unintentionally m ...more
Mar 21, 2013
Lori
rated it
it was amazing
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Loved this book!
Lots of interesting characters and twists and turns. My favourite Sharon Creech book so far! Highly recommended.
Jul 01, 2014
Ginger
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really liked it
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kidlit-middle-ya,
fiction-literature
Aug 07, 2022
Rebekah
marked it as to-read
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