Pub Date: July 18, 1996
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 93031277
Lexile Code: 0770
Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.45 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Classics | Social Themes | Adolescence & Coming of Age | Family | Multigenerational | Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance | Native American | Travel | Fantasy | General | Historical | United States - General | Readers | Chapter Books | Books & Libraries | Activity Books
Series: Walk Two Moons
Description: On a long car trip from Ohio to Idaho, 13-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle regales her grandparents with a story about her friend Phoebe, who receives a message from a potential lunatic and must cope with the disappearance of her mother. Beneath Phoebe's story is Sal's own--and her seach for her own mother who left for Idaho one sunny morning and never returned. 1995 Newery Medal winner. ALA Notable Children's Book of 1995. School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, 1994. 1995 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts.
Brief description:
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 lives in Maine, "lured there by my grandchildren," Creech says.
www.sharoncreech.com
Review Quotes:
"This story sings." - Booklist
"A richly layered novel about real and metaphorical journeys." - School Library Journal
"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