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Walk Two Moonsby Sharon Creech
published by HarperCollins, 1994
Summary: "After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left."
Strengths: The story that Sal tells to her grandparents on their journey intertwines the past and present as Sal progresses in coping with her mother's death and departure. Sal's grandparents are very fun characters that make the story adventurous and humorous. The themes of family, love, death, friendship, and accusations provide a beautiful story of a journey.
Concerns: The concepts of death, underage driving, nudity, and swearing may be a concern for younger students.
Classroom Use/Other Comments: This book would be an interesting way to examine characters and journeys of characters. This story also brings up many different ideas to which some students may be able to relate. Children ages 9 and up would enjoy this book.
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