Walk Two Moons

by Sharon Creech

Overview

In her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner 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. 

Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the "Indian-ness in her blood," travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared.

As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064405171
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	06/18/2019
Series:	Walk Two Moons Series , #1
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	7,835
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.50(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	770L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Sharon Creech has written twenty-one books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. Her books have received awards in both the U.S. and abroad, including the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor for The Wanderer, and Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal for Ruby Holler.

Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, “lured there by our grandchildren,” Creech says.

www.sharoncreech.com

Hometown:

Pennington, New Jersey

Date of Birth:

July 29, 1945

Place of Birth:

Cleveland, Ohio

Education:

B.A., Hiram College, 1967; M.A., George Mason University, 1978

Editorial Reviews

The book is packed with humor and affection and is an odyssey of unexpected twists and surprising conclusions.” — 1995 Newbery Award Selection Committee.

“A richly layered novel about real and metaphorical journeys.” — School Library Journal

“This story sings.” — Booklist

“In this funny and sad adventure story, readers fall in love with 13-year-old Salamanca, who is proud of her Indian blood and her country roots. Two stories weave together and teach the important life lesson that every story has two sides.” — Brightly

From the Publisher

The book is packed with humor and affection and is an odyssey of unexpected twists and surprising conclusions.

1995 Newbery Award Selection Committee.

This story sings.

Booklist

In this funny and sad adventure story, readers fall in love with 13-year-old Salamanca, who is proud of her Indian blood and her country roots. Two stories weave together and teach the important life lesson that every story has two sides.

Brightly

This story sings.

Booklist

In this funny and sad adventure story, readers fall in love with 13-year-old Salamanca, who is proud of her Indian blood and her country roots. Two stories weave together and teach the important life lesson that every story has two sides.

Brightly.com