Title: Walk Two Moons
Author: Sharon Creech
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Subgenre: Chapter Book
Themes: Coping, Extended family
Primary Characters: Salamanca Tree Hiddle
Date of publication: 1996, Newbery Medal
Publishing Company: HarperCollins
Summary: Salamanca's mother has
left without explanation and not returned. She is traveling across the country
with her grandparents following the route her mother took. Along the way her
kind and fun-loving grandparents ask her to tell them a story. Sal shares a
long tale about herself and her best friend, Phoebe, whose mother has also left
her family. Throughout the book the cross-country trip and the story Sal tells
are interwoven. The book brings to life just how much she is struggling.
I would use this book in my classroom in a couple
different ways. It could relate to different students depending on their
situation. If this has happened to a student, they will know that heartbreak
and be able to relate to Sal. If not, (which hopefully most of them won’t) this
book would show the readers to show empathy for others and not judge who they
are because we do not know what they have gone through in their past.
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