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Walk Two Moons

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Zusatztext “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.” Informationen zum Autor 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 Klappentext Young Adult Edition with Reader's Guide "Sometimes you know in your heart you love someone, but you have to go away before your head can figure it out." To trace the path of her missing mother, Sal embarks on a journey from Ohio to Idaho with her grandparents. On the road, Sal tells the strange and exciting story of her friend Phoebe. As the miles pass, Phoebe's tale becomes more and more outrageous, while Sal's own story begins to emerge. In unraveling Phoebe's mystery, Sal comes ever closer to finding out the truth behind her own bittersweet journey. What will she find at the end of the road? Zusammenfassung 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. ...

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"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

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