Sharon Creech

In the novel Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech Mrs. Partridge leave messages on Phoebe Winterbottom’s doorstep. These messages shine throughout the novel on how the characters view each other, and what they can do to become a better person. The first message left on Phoebe Winterbottom states “Don’t judge a man until you've walked two moons in his moccasins” , and it relates to the character Phoebe in many ways. First Pheobe’s neighbor Margret Cadaver is said to be peculiar because of some of her actions such as odd hours because she is a nurse and having Mrs. in front of her name but not having a known about husband that lives with her. Phoebe resents Margret for these reasons and begins making assumptions. On page 31 Phoebe is talking…

Introduction Have you ever imagined living without your mother in your childhood? In the article “Perspective n Fear of Abandonment Cases, Effects and Options” by Peter K. Gerlach. He suggests that the abandonment can be psychological and there are many kinds of impacts on children. The book Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech is about a thirteen years old girl who suffers in the effect of abandonment. There are three kind of emotion the main character Sal has experience. First, Sal was pretty…

Most people tend to not really know what they have until it's gone. They might have something or someone in their lives that is truly amazing, but they don't realize this until the person or thing is no longer in their lives. In Sharon Creech’s novel Walk Two Moons, you never the worth of water until the well is dry is an important theme that both Sal and Phoebe learn. One reason the theme of you never know the worth of water until the well is dry is a significant theme in Sal is because before…

Relationships with others allow us to understand and see ourselves more clearly. In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal is able to accept her mother’s death through the influence of Mrs. Partridge and Gram and Gramps. Sal is impacted and changed by her relationship with Mrs. Partridge; the mysterious woman was the person providing the messages left in front of the Winterbottom home. In one message she wrote,”In a course of a lifetime, what does it matter?” (Creech 98). This message influences…

Sharon Creech is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British. She was born Jul 29, 1945 in South Euclid, OH. The colleges she went to were George Mason University and Hiram College. The awards she got were Newbery Medal (2001, 1995), Carnegie Medal (2002) ,Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2003), Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young…

We all fall apart Thesis statement: In the story Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, there are three main themes that the plot, subplot, conflict, and characters show. Introduction A unknown person once said, “ One of the hardest lessons in life is letting go. Whether it’s guilt, anger, love, loss, or betrayal. Change is never easy. We fight to hold on and we fight to let go.” This is incredibly shown in multiple occasions throughout the book Walk Two Moons. The characters go through loss, love,…

To me Love that Dog by Sharon Creech is a novel about how students first learn to write poems. For example, in Jack’s second poem he says that he cannot write a poem because his brain is empty. (pg. 2) when I read this it reminded me of when I had to write my first poem and of how long it took me to actually write the poem. I of the things that I think Miss Strechberry does as an effective teacher is encouraging Jack to write a poem. As well as agree to not put Jack’s poem on the board or read…

“Don’t judge a man until you’ve walked two moons in his moccasins.” This is a very important quote that is for everyone because you can’t judge someone on how they look or act unless you see or hear what they have dealt with. In the novel “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech, the book is about a girl named Sal going on a roadtrip with her grandparents talking about things that have happened in her lifetime that deal with how that quote is in some ways. As a result of the setting and how it affects…

As Albus Dumbledore once said, “Happiness can be found, in even the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” This is true for many characters throughout Walk Two Moons. Most, if not all of the characters have had to face dark times, and many of them have needed to find happiness with what they have. Sal got through her sadness by thinking of things that reminded her of her mother, and her father got by by spending time with Margaret Cadaver. They discover that they are in…

“On August 9, 1969 Sharon Tate, her unborn child, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, and Jay Sebring were murdered” (Crime library). Tate’s neighbors claimed to have heard gunshots and a man’s screams but never notified the authorities. A private security had also heard the gunshots and he proceeded to call the authorities. “Early the next morning the at 8:00 am the housekeeper found the brutally murdered bodies” (Crime library). According to the book Helter Skelter, manson had ordered Charles…