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Walk Two Moons (Paperback) (平装)
by Sharon Creech
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Fiction, Award-winning, Ages 9-12, Children's books |
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The Newbery Award winning Walk Two Moons is a combination of beautifully written stories that unite to provide readers with insights into their own lives and the lives of others with regard to adolescence and grief. |
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1995 Newbery Award Selection Committee (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
The book is packed with humor and affection and is an odyssey of unexpected twists and surprising conclusions. |
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Sis (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
Walk Two Moons is one of two Newberry Medal winners that I thought deserved it, the other being Holes by Louis Sachar. I had been given this book a long time and never really thought much of it, until my friend urged me to read it. I listened to her, and I'm glad I did.
Walk Two Moons follows the life of Salamanca Tree Hiddle as she travels with her two rather odd grandparents to visit her mother, who walked out on the family. Along the way Sal tells her Gram and Gramps the story of her friend Phoebe, who endured the same problem but had it solved quite differently. The morales of the story are woven in nicely so that the reader isn't bluntly hit over the head with them, and Sal's grandparents' antics and Phoebe's way of looking at the world provide the nesseccary humor to lift up the story's sad ending.
Walk Two Moons shows how different families operate (and sometimes fail to operate) from Sal, whose father hides the truth about her mother from her, and, when she finally does learn, Sal pretends that it hasn't happened, from Phoebe's uptight family, held wearily together by her mother, who cracks under the stress of it. It even gives us a look at Sal and Phoebe's friends Mary Lou and Ben's chaotic, but loving family.
Though the overall message goes back to home life, Sharon Creech also believably portrays how Sal grows up and goes to school, enduring embarrasement and confusion with her growing crush Ben. The threads of the mystery of her mother are placed incredibly well so that you'll never figure out the truth until that moment when Sal says "I know", and even then you'll still be piecing it all together. I recommend it to anyone whose looking for a good, warm story with a message you'll remember. |
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Ms. Davis (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
I started this book because a co-worker loves it and reads it with her class. By the title, it sounded a bit too spiritual and deep for me. But of course, you shouldn't "judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins". I finally decided to pick it up because I had to read something in order to model what a good reader does to my students.
From the start, I was completely hooked in. It was totally different than I had expected, from the kooky characters and the silly phrases they use to the crazy adventure they seem to be on. I loved the way Salamanca and Phoebe's stories were intertwined and couldn't wait to get to the next chapter to see what Phoebe would do or say next.
By the third day of intense reading, I was nearing the end. I couldn't put it down. I kept trying to predict the next move, and each time, was surprised by what actually happened. Some predictions I made were silly, "of course that wouldn't really happen" thoughts. But again, Sharon Creech had me hook, line, and sinker.
When the ending came, I was unprepared for what I thought I should have realized all along. At one point I even had to put the book down so I could wipe the tears from my face in order to read on.
I learned so much from reading this book and I hope everyone can find something in it to apply to their own lives.
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A. Ken (MSL quote), Canada
<2007-03-15 00:00>
Sharon Creech is a master story teller! Walk Two Moons is a book you won't want to put down. You will be grabbed by Salamanca's inner and physical journey to the place where her mother disappeared forever.
Salamanca's (Sal's) mother goes away after losing her new baby, only she never returns. Sal's father moves them to Ohio to start anew. He knows that Sal must make the journey from Ohio to Idaho to the place where her mother died, and he knows she must make the journey on her own without him. Due to her age, Sal makes the journey with her grandparents who clearly have no agenda for Sal. Rather, they are with her for support and to listen deeply to her stories.
Read "Walk Two Moons" for a true pleasurable read. I guarantee that you will feel like you are with Sal as she sits atop the bus that her mother died in. You will be right along with Sal on her personal quest for understanding and closure.
I recommend this book for young adults ages 12-18 but also highly recommend it for adults of any age. Sharon Creech invites you in on Sal's journey and you will be glad that you went.
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Queen Bee (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
Salamanca Tree Hiddle is on a road trip with her Gram and Gramps, retracing her mother's route from Ohio to Lewiston, Idaho. Her mother left and didn't come back.
While on the trip, Sal tells the story of her friend Phoebe Winterbottom, who's own mother disappeared and strange notes were left on their front porch, and the strange behavior of Mrs. Cadaver, who doesn't have a Mr. Cadaver.
Phoebe thinks that a lunatic is leaving the notes on her porch, like the one that says "Never judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins." During a visit to the police station, Sal figures out who Phoebe's lunatic is, which was the last person she would've guessed.
They see Mt. Rushmore and Old Faithful on the trip, which gets Gram and Gramps really excited. But Sal is eager to get to Lewiston before her mother's birthday. Her mother left for Lewiston one day and never came back.
When Sal reaches Lewiston, she finally realizes that her mother won't come back, and neither will her Gooseberry.
This book made me laugh and cry, and I could never put it down. I'm not surprised in the least that it won the Newbery Award.
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E. R. Bird (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
I wasn't paying attention to the Newbery debates the year "Walk Two Moons" won. In my own humble opinion, after reading this book, I can't imagine how any other was even seriously considered a contender. "Walk Two Moons" is a book as infinitely wise as it is funny. The rare book that can serve up a rousing good story while teaching you a little about the very nature of life, death, loving and grieving. This is a book ostensibly written for children but so incredibly mature that after finishing it you just sit staring at the picture of author Sharon Creech on the book flap thinking over and over in your head, "How did she do it? How did she do it? How did she do it?"
"Walk Two Moons" follows the tales and travels of Salamanca (Sal) Tree Hiddle. Traveling with her parents to Idaho in the hopes of bringing her mother back with her, the juggles two storylines simultaneously. On the one hand, we have Sal, trying to deal with the fact that her mother left her. On the other is Sal's story of her friend Pheobe who's own mother up and left her family one day. While dealing with the painfully realistic reactions children have to such departures on the part of their parents, it also gives us glimpses into families that are rock solid in their love and devotion. You have Sal's grandparents that are taking the trip to Idaho with her. As you learn more about them, you realize how wonderful and tragic their life has been, with a deep abiding love. Also, Sal's friend Mary Lou's family is a rambunctious crew of crazy wonderful people, always messy and always affectionate.
Just describing the plot of this book really doesn't do it any justice. There are just so many things to admire about it. Through her narrator Creech somehow is able to convey a wisdom that goes beyond Sal's own understandings and words. Moreover, though Sal is perhaps one of the sanest people in this story, she is also an incredibly unreliable narrator. I admit, the ending caught me completely off guard. I should have seen it coming, and I didn't. This is the kind of book where you have to read it all the way through once, and then read it all the way through a second time just to pick up all the tiny clues you missed the first time. Along the way, everything from the heart of life to the despair of death is explored carefully and respectfully. Creech is able to repeatedly bring up the motif of "Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins", without ever becoming preachy or didactic. How does she do it? How is this amazing author able to tie every little metaphor and plot point up so perfectly by the book's end?
Critics of the book like to dismiss it for a variety of sins. They claim it hasn't any strong female characters. Apparently Mary Lou's working mom doesn't count. Nor Pheobe's neighbor, a woman who had to deal with the death of her husband and blindness of her mother all on her own. Nor, for that matter, Sal herself. An amazingly capable young woman who is not perfect, but contains all the qualities of a person learning what life is all about. Critics also claim the book is dull. Sorry, folks. It ain't. The book does not suffer from pages of descriptive passages. The characters speak with zing and verve. The plot is fascinating.
I have only ever read two Newbery winners that I truly felt were some of the best children's books ever written. The first was Louis Sacher's "Holes". The second was Sharon Creech's "Walk Two Moons". If you ever read two books intended for kids, I suggest you pick these two without hesitation. Generations from now they will remain the most beloved of this day and age.
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A kid (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
Walk Two Moons is a story of love and adventure. It was written by Sharon Creech and won the 1995 Newbery Medal. I laughed and cried when I read it, but what I found out in the end just blew my breath away.
Salamanca a thirteen year old girl lives with her father.She goes on a road trip with her grandparents to visit her mother who had left when Salamanca was young. They were driving to Lewiston, Idaho. While they are driving Salamanca tells a story about a girl named Phoebe,the adventures they had together and while Salamanca tells the story she notices how it relates to her own story. On the way to Idaho something terrible happens to Gram, Salamanca's grandmother. Finally when Salamanca reaches Lewiston she goes to visit her mother, but what she finds isn't exactly her normal mother but something different.
I recommend Walk Two Moons to someone who likes books with adventure, mystery and sadness. When I was reading it I couldn't put it down. It made me think about life in a whole new way. At the end I cried for a long time because the end was devistating, but very well written. Sharon Creech has a way with words and is a wonderful author. Walk Two Moons is a magnificent book!
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A kid (MSL quote), USA
<2007-03-15 00:00>
Walk Two Moons is a great book. It is about Salamanca Tree Hiddle, a girl who has lots of adventures, and her grandparents, who love listening to Sal's stories, in the car on the drive from Bybanks, Kentucky, to Lewistown, Idaho. Along the way Sal tells the story of Phoebe Winterbottom. Phoebe is Sal's friend. she is a girl who worries a lot and always looks at things in the worst case scenerio. Phoebe's mother dissappears and then Phoebe's family begins receiving secret messages. In the middle of Sal telling Phoebe's story Sal's grandmother becomes ill. At that point the stories of both Phoebe and Sal take a turn.
Sharon Creech, an amazing author, weaves together two tales, with feelings of sadness, happiness, love, mystery, and tragedy that will keep you turning the page for more.
Sharon Creech's novel, Walk Two Moons, can make you laugh with joy, weep with grief, and have love in your heart in just one chapter. Read this facinating book today!
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