Written by jody perry, taliyah thornton, isaiah williams. Sal states phoebes tale like a puzzle shes piecing together for her gram and gramps describing the cryptic messages that were first left on the winterbottom deck, and after that the different examinations phoebe as. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The story of sal traveling across the country with her grandparents, the story of sal s friend phoebe and her family and the memories she has of her mother and family. Walk two moons, by sharon creech, is a story about a teenage girl named salamanca tree hiddle and how she got through a very difficult time in her life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have often told the story of how i was living in england in 1995, and one cold, gray february day about eight months after walk two moons was published, i was struggling with the end of the next book, chasing redbird. In the car, they are headed west to find sals mother in time for her mothers birthday. Gram pulled her dress up over her head, and gramps undid his buckle and let his pants slide to the ground. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading walk two moons. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Print copies of the walk two moons literature circle questions printable for students.
I have lived most of my thirteen years in bybanks, kentucky, which is not much more than a caboodle of houses roosting in a green spot alongside the ohio river. Photos to show what the rest of the unit looks like. As i stepped out into our tiny backyard to scream, the phone rang. There was a sweet, sticky taste on the end of the pipe. Lets take a close look at the conflicts that are flowing. The major themes in the story include the development of new relationships, dealing with grief, love, death, cultural identity, womens roles as mothers and wives, the hardships of life, and the adventures of misunderstandings and coming to terms with reality. Analysis of walk two moons by sharon creech 848 words 4 pages. I read walk two moons as part of the literature circle for my 6th grade sons class. A long walk to water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about a girl in sudan in 2008 and a boy in sudan in 1985. Unanswered questions what is the particular type of processor model and operating system on which a computer is based called. The first the emotional and mysterious one being that of yearold salamanca tree hiddle sal and the turbulent times after her beloved mother leaves her.
In the book walk two moons by sharon creech, it has three stories in one book. Dad wanted to be alone with the redheaded margaret cadaver. Creech uses sals physical journey to idaho with her grandparents and the story she tells about phoebe winterbottom to portray her thematic messages. How does sal feel about mrscadaver in walk two moons answers. A lot of odd or shocking things occur, and yet they fit together. Walk two moons discussion guide on a long car trip from ohio to idaho, yearold salamanca tree hiddle tells her grandparents about her friend phoebe, who is coping with the disappearance of her mother. The girl, nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours walk more. Sometimes i dont think youre human, my mother told him. Creech uses sals physical journey to idaho with her grandparents and the story she tells about phoebe winterbottom to. Sal is a highspirited country girl deeply troubled by the loss of her mother. The hot air pressed against my face, and my hair was like a hot, heavy blanket draped on my neck and back. Find books like walk two moons from the worlds largest community of readers. These notes were contributed by members of the gradesaver community. Due to the complexity and the maturity of the book, this book would be best for students in 5th.
Parents need to know that walk two moons is a complex novel of selfdiscovery in which a yearold girl explores her cultural and personal heritage, and her country, all at once. I knew that phoebe was convinced that her mother was kidnapped because it was impossible for phoebe to imagine that her mother could leave for. It has a rare combination of humor, mystery, adventure, and sentimentality that make reading it a real experiencean experience that i never get tired of. This is a recording of the first six chapters of walk two moons. Well if you do then you should read walk two moons by sharon creech. This newbery winner is rich and rewarding on many levels, with three generations of memorable characters, relatable families, and a sensitive portrayal of feelings of loss in a girl just approaching adulthood. It kept them in suspense most of the time, and the climax of the story completely threw them off. The characters are complex and have many struggles. How are sal and phoebe alike in walk two moons answers. Sharon creech after her mother leaves home suddenly, as thirteenyearold sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mothers route, sal recounts the story of her friend phoebe, whose mother also left. This project was created with explain everything interactive whiteboard for ipad. I couldnt tell if they liked my hair or if they thought i looked like a whangdoodle. Walk two moons is a newbury medalwinning novel by sharon creech that was first published in 1994. Walk two moons sharon creech winner of the newbery medal a face at the window gramps says that i am a country girl at heart, and that is true.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read walk two moons. Walk two moons by sharon creech, is narrated by a thirteen year old girl named sal. A great read if you want to read this on your own or with your class. Major themes cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. By drawing strength from her native american ancestry, she is able to face the truth about her mother. It was the sort of thing she said just before she left, and it bothered me, because it seemed as if she wanted him to be meaner, less good. I wondered why someone would put a good thing such as hope in a box with sickness and kidnapping and murder. Ben finney is super dreamy, which is interesting given the fact that we have no idea what he looks like. Thirteenyearold salamanca tree hiddle takes a long journey to lewiston, idaho to find her mother. I went into the read cold, knowing only what was written on the back of the book and the fact that it was a newberry winner. The book has 2 stories going on at the same time, the story of when she the main character.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. A couple of her books, heartbeat and love that dog, are written in the form of verses. After walk two moons won the newbery medal in 1995, sharon creech stopped teaching and devoted herself to writing fulltime. Sharon creech has written twentyone books for young people and is published in over twenty languages. First of all, the phrase, walk two moons, is kind of a peculiar one that makes us think twice about what it could possibly mean. See a complete list of the characters in walk two moons and indepth analyses of salamanca tree hiddle, phoebe winterbottom, sals father, and sals mother.
She is an amazing story teller, in part due to her use of powerful words. Extension activity walk two moons extension activity on a long car trip from ohio to idaho, yearold. 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. Walk two moons won the 1995 newbery medal expand product details. She gains strength from spending time in natural settings and from her native american heritage, and many of her memories and experiences center on trees, rivers, wild berries, and mountains. One of her other books titled bloomability is based on the life of an american girl studying in a boarding school located in switzerland. We also think its important to consider that this title is walk two moons and not walk in someone elses shoes. See all books authored by sharon creech, including walk two moons, and love that dog, and more on. It was so hot you could smell the heat baking the stones and dirt along the bank. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Walk two moons major themes the major themes of walk two moons include the feelings of grief as a response to death and loss, the discovery of selfidentity, and hope. The major themes in the story include the development of new relationships, dealing with grief, love, death, cultural identity, womens roles as mothers and wives, the hardships of life, and the adventures of misunderstandings. If you like the tale of despereaux you might like similar books because of winndixie, bridge to terabithia, tuck everlasting, walk two moons, island of the blue dolphins.
Around it, blue dolphins swim, otters play, and sea elephants and sea birds abound. She now lives in pennington, new jersey, with her husband who is a school headmaster, and she has two grown children. Walk two moons mass market paperback december 23, 2003. Walk two moons book hillsborough county public library. Asked in walk two moons book in the novel walk two moons what was bens gift to sal in what way in the novel is pheobe and sal alike and different. Walk two moons is a 1994 critically acclaimed young adult novel written by american writer sharon creech. The major themes in the story include the development of new relationships, dealing with grief, love, death. Walk two moons, sharon creech walk two moons is a novel written by sharon creech, published by harpercollins in 1994 and winner of the 1995 newbery medal. Walk two moons questions and answers discover the community of teachers, mentors and students just like you that can answer any question you might have on walk two moons. The basic idea of the story is a teenage girl sal is traveling cross country with her grandparents to try and find her mother. It is a book about the importance of family, love and friendship, sadness and happiness.
The major themes of walk two moons include the feelings of grief as a response to death and loss, the discovery of selfidentity, and hope. Creech wrote walk two moons in the first person, revealing the thoughts and feelings of the protagonist, salamanca tree hiddle sal, a young girl searching for her mother. Sal hiddle lived in bybanks, ky quincy, ky in the beginning of walk two moons. Mar 14, 2006 listen to walk two moons audiobook by sharon creech. And download walk two moons pdf ebook free via the download button at the end.
Chapter summary for sharon creechs walk two moons, chapters 35 36 summary. Why are sal and ben similar in walk two moons answers. Walk two moons by sharon creech was overwhelmingly awesome. In the end, sal moves back to byabnks, ky quincy, ky. The novel was originally intended as a followup to creechs previous novel absolutely normal chaos. Dec 23, 2003 sharon creech is the author of the newbery medal winner walk two moons and the newbery honor book the wanderer. The story of sal traveling across the country with her grandparents, the story of sals friend phoebe and her family and the memories she has of her mother and family. Salamanca tree hiddle moved and her friends there, and the story of her and her grandparents on their. Summary walk two moons the book walk two moons in 30 seconds for reasons that are unclear to salamanca tree hiddle, her mother left the family farm in kentucky for lewiston, idaho, and did not return. Gram and gramps knew that i wanted to see momma, but that i was. Creech writes about sals road trip to idaho with her eccentric grandparents, and during the trip, sal tells her grandparents about her. Salamanca tree hiddle tells us about a road trip she recently took with her grandparents gram and gramps hiddle from ohio to idaho.
One girl, mary lou finney, said the most peculiar things, like out of the blue she would say. With the stem in my mouth, i gave it two little kisses, which is what it looked like gram and gramps had done. In the pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Over the course of the trip, sal tells her grandparents about her friend phoebes own missing mother. Sharon creech books list of books by author sharon creech. Talking about the young adult fiction books, there are a ton of amazing books available in this genre.
If you like because of winndixie you might like similar books the tale of despereaux, esperanza rising, frindle, tuck everlasting, bud, not buddy. I chuckled aloud sometimes, although i do not assume the book was meant to be amusing. Goodreads members who liked walk two moons also liked. Walk two moons by sharon creech is a book i had to read for school, other groups had to read other books, but my group got given walk two moons. Walk two moons, by sharon creech, is a novel that is chockfull of conflicts. Due to the complexity and the maturity of the book. Im not going to spoil it but in the book walk two moons by sharon creech some things ben does are well not appropriate. Sals griefstricken father rents out the farm that sal loves and uproots her to euclid, ohio.
And we know that hes mary lou finneys cousin, and hes living at her house for the time being. Find a summary of this and each chapter of walk two moons. The newbery medalwinning walk two moons tells two stories. Walk two moons context clues game activities book units.
The walk two moons community note includes chapterbychapter summary and analysis, character list, theme list, historical context, author biography and quizzes written by community members like you. Walk two moons book unit contains graphic organizers for an interactive notebook and game activities covering vocabulary, comprehension questions, constructive response writing, and skill practice. Walk two moons is a novel written by sharon creech, published by harpercollins in 1994 and winner of the 1995 newbery medal. Handpicked recommendations to other books that have a similar writing style or theme to walk two moons.