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A girl tells her grandparents a friend’s story during a road trip to find her mother
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What it is about
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle travels with her grandparents from Ohio to Idaho to see her mother. Along the way she tells them the story of her friend Phoebe Winterbottom, whose mother has disappeared. The two stories gradually echo each other.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like heartfelt middle-grade fiction.
What you will get
A quiet and touching Newbery winner. It rewards a careful reader.
Walk Two Moons Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Children’s Books · Road trip · Family · Storytelling
Length
280 pages · ≈ 8 h
More about this book
Characters
Sal Hiddle, her grandparents and her friend Phoebe.
Setting
A road trip from Ohio to Idaho, with a story set in a small town.
What makes it different
A story within a story, with humor and heartbreak.
Feel
Funny, gentle and moving.
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