I gave this book a 4 star rating because it was very exiting and i loved how the secret continued to unfold, you would have to read the book to find out the secret. Study help cliffsnotes study guides book summaries. It has since become an american childrens classic, and for good reason. Walk two moons the authors of the global book club are happy to post the following contribution from toni, a fifth grader from the upward elementary school in flat rock, north carolina. The novel has won the newbery medal for its creative elements. In the car, they are headed west to find sals mother in time for her mothers birthday. I think its very common for kids to assume the protagonists of books are close to them in age, and walk two moons becomes even more problematic if you assume sal is the age of most kids this book seems to be assigned to. 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. Sal learns how to walk in some one elses moccasins.
They move so that sals father john can be closer to a redhaired woman named margaret. It is about a girl named salamanca tree hiddle whose mother leaves her. The whole thing is told on the way to iowa in a car with her grandparents as a story. 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. Books similar to walk two moons goodreads share book. The book walk two moons is an interesting novel because it is really two stories in one.
Her other work includes the novels the unfinished angel, hate that cat, the castle corona, replay, heartbeat, granny torrelli makes soup, ruby holler, love that dog, bloomability, absolutely normal chaos, chasing redbird, and pleasing the ghost, as well as three picture books. Book summary walk two moons level w, lexile 770l, dra 60. Callies just getting over popular baseball jock and eighthgrader greg, who crushed. Over the course of the trip, sal tells her grandparents about her friend phoebes own missing mother. This is a quick book summary and analysis of walk two moons by sharon creech. This can be for a small book club, or for the whole class. Walk two moons by sharon creech is proof that wellwritten middle grade books can be just as powerful as lengthy adult fiction.
This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of walk two moons. This unit study offers many wonderful activities to use while having students read thebook. Salamanca tree hiddle tells us about a road trip she recently took with her grandparents gram and gramps hiddle from ohio to idaho. Plot analysis we wouldnt argue you with you if you said that this book has two different plots to analyze. In her own singularly beautiful style, newbery medal winner sharon creech intricately weaves together two.
During the six days it takes sals paternal grandparents to drive her west to idaho in time for her mothers birthday, she tells them about her friend phoebea story that, the yearold comes to realize, in many ways parallels her own. Walk two moons by sharon creech is a very touching and very good book. These are fun project ideas for the end of the book. Internet archive bookreader walk two moons internet archive bookreader walk two moons. Sal and her father move to another town where sal meets a girl named phoebe. 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. She waits until the end of the book to say that sal makes it. In her own singularly beautiful style, newbery medal winner sharon creech intricately weaves together two tales, one fun. Dramatic, complex tale has rich characters, emotional depth. The wonderful wizard of oz is the classic tale of a young girl named dorothy who is swept away from her home and deposited in a magical land filled with talking creatures, wonderful sights, and horrible dangers. Goodreads members who liked walk two moons also liked. Dec 23, 2003 sharon creech is the author of the newbery medal winner walk two moons and the newbery honor book the wanderer. Read walk two moons by sharon creech available from rakuten kobo.
English, award winning childrens book addeddate 201603 12. Her other work includes the novels the unfinished angel, hate that cat, the castle corona, replay, heartbeat, granny torrelli makes soup, ruby holler, love that dog, bloomability, absolutely normal chaos, chasing redbird, and pleasing the ghost, as well as three. Find a summary of this and each chapter of walk two moons. By ornella mariani gullible sal well sal is gullible in the beginning but it didnt really give suspense. Draw a map of the united states and trace the route that sal and her grandparents took from ohio to lewiston, idaho. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Thirteenyearold salamanca tree hiddles mother has disappeared. The setting of this book is mainly in bybanks, kentucky and euclid, ohio.
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. When she is in the car waiting and waiting to reach her destination, sharon creech is building suspense. Book summary walk two moons level w, lexile 770l, dra. She keeps the reader into the book, the reader waits and waits until she sees he mom. Booksource is the premier trade book distributor to k12 school classrooms across the country. The newbery medalwinning walk two moons tells two stories. She has to deal with her mothers death, her best friend phoebe, and the lunitic. Walk two moons is a newbury medalwinning novel by sharon creech that was first published in 1994. I dont remember but i think she was sometimes tricked by phoebe.
Study help cliffsnotes study guides book summaries, test. School library journal best book virginia young readers award 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. Jul 11, 2017 one of the current hot bl webseries right now is 2moons the series, a thai drama based off of a bl novel. Everything you need for a novel study on walk two moons by sharon creech. Each girl had a mother who left home without warning.
This book is emotional,because sals mother will always be. Dad wanted to be alone with the redheaded margaret cadaver. Theme analysis of theif lord and walk two moons teen ink. 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. The book summary also includes endofbook mini book report ideas. The ohioborn author, sharon creech, attributes the title of the book to a message she discovered inside a.
Find books like walk two moons from the worlds largest community of readers. Walk two moons ebook by sharon creech rakuten kobo. But other than that, we dont see this book getting any more exciting. Chapter summary for sharon creechs walk two moons, chapters 25 26 summary. Aug 28, 2012 walk two moons is written by sharon creech. Topics english, award winning childrens book collection arvindgupta. We wouldnt argue you with you if you said that this book has two different plots to analyze. You can copy as an entire packet or you can copy pages individually. In the story walk two moons, mike is not actually a lunatic at all. 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. Chapter summary for sharon creechs walk two moons, chapters 21 22 summary. Toni recently readwalk two moons and wrote a monologue in the voice of the main character, salamanca.
Designed to be used wholeclass, small group, or as an individual book study. In walk two moons by sharon creech, sal hiddle is thirteen when she and her father move from the home sal loves in bybanks, kentucky, to a small house in the town of euclid, ohio. Walk two moons book report by nicole morgan on prezi. It is always recommended that you read each book you assign your students, but it will be much faster if you dont have to stop every few pages to record your notes about what youve read. This book deals with some intensely sad events in a young girls life including her mothers miscarriage, a car. There are many ways that you can use these resources. In that book, mary lou finney writes a summer journal, and as i began walk two moons, i was merely speculating about what might happen when she turned in that summer journal to her english teacher.
Walk two moons end of book project now that we have finished reading walk two moons, we are going to put our understanding and comprehension of the novel together in a final project. 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. Walk two moons final project by monique frasco tpt. Use this guide as you prepare your lessons for your guided reading groups. Its about a girl named sal who is going throw some hard times in her life, and is trying to figure them out. Seventhgrader callie marin is overthemoon to be on stage crew again this year for eucalyptus middle schools production of moon over mississippi. While tracing her steps on a car trip from ohio to idaho with her grandparents, salamanca tells a story to pass the time about a friend named phoebe winterbottom whose mother vanished and who received secret messages after her disappearance. Some important things to point out is that first, the guys are hot lol, second, the plotline is adorable, and third, its a happy ending. A no prep 4week trifold novel study for novel walk two moons by sharon creechthis product contains foldable novel study trifolds for the popular fantasy novel walk two moons. Report this resource to let us know if this resource. A few drafts later, phoebe winterbottom and her wild imagination leaped into the story, and she took over with tales of a disappearing mother and a.
While tracing her steps on a car trip from ohio to idaho with her grandparents, salamanca tells a story to pass the time about a friend named phoebe winterbottom whose mother vanished and who. This book is dated its almost 20 years old and theyve had to read other interesting books in earlier years. Sal was easily tricked and she mostly believed what everyone says. Walk two moons novel literature unit study by teresa lilly. A few drafts later, phoebe winterbottom and her wild imagination leaped into the. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Creech writes about sals road trip to idaho with her eccentric grandparents, and during the trip, sal tells. He is a young college boy who was been given up for adoption by mrs.
There are many ways you can report on the book choose one of the following methods for your project. Walk two moons has received five prestigious awards, including the newbery medal in 1995. We offer discounted pricing, free shipping and unparalleled expertise and customer service. In the book walk two moons by sharon creech, it has three stories in one book. Gram and gramps knew that i wanted to see momma, but that i was. Walk two moons book summary 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. Walk two moons would be a totally different book if it werent told by sal, and to be honest, were not so sure wed want to read it.
Creech writes about sals road trip to idaho with her eccentric grandparents, and during the trip, sal tells her grandparents about her. Many of the activities are general and could be used with other novels as well, however, there are also comprehension questions specific to this book included. At the very least, it seems to me that this book calls for more explicit guidance and discussion with the teacher. From award winner telgemeier smile, 2010, a pitchperfect graphic novel portrayal of a middle school musical, adroitly capturing the drama both on and offstage. Sharon creech is the author of the newbery medal winner walk two moons and the newbery honor book the wanderer.