Recommended grades 4-6. Salamanca Tree Hiddle has heard the American Indian proverb, "Don't judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins," so she, along with her grandma and grandpa, are walking in the moccasins of her mother, who left their family in their home of Bybanks of Kentucky and took a bus to Idaho. Along the way, Salamanca shares the story of her friend, Phoebe, another girl left behind with no mother.
Walk Two Moons (Scholastic, 1994), is a story of friendship, forgiveness, and above all, family. Sharon Creech brings to life an incredible cast of unforgettable characters; from Gram & Gramps Hiddle, who married because Gramps treated his beagle well, to Phoebe who frets about cholesterol and lunatics, and of course, Salamanca, who kisses trees to taste blackberries and find her mother's love.
Walk Two Moons is, and will remain, a timeless classic well worth its Newberry Medal and it's permanent place in library collections.
Highly recommended, *****.
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