Sharon Creech

books were written. These three books were all analyzed by the American Library Association for the 1995 Newbery Medal, one winning the award and the other two becoming Newbery Honor books. The book that won was called Walk Two Moons, written by Sharon Creech. The books that received the honor awards are, in alphabetical order, Catherine, Called Birdy, written by Karen Cushman, and The Ear, The Eye, and The Arm, written by Nancy Farmer. (1995 Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 2014) According to…

Every story has its own morals, because each story is different. The content of some books might clearly state the lesson learned by its main protagonist or the reader, but there is often another one hidden within the meat of its story. This paragraph will give the messages of the authors of three different books that were evident throughout their plots. In Louis Sachar’s Holes, the main character, Stanley Yelnats, was sent to a camp for juvenile delinquents for a crime he didn’t commit. The kid…

It is important not to judge anyone because you never know what they have gone through. But two girls named Phoebe Winterbottom and Salamanca Hiddle had done the same mistake and learned from that mistake. The book “Walk Two Moons” by Sharon Creech is about a 13 year old girl whose mother died so she goes on a trip with her grandparents to see her mother on her birthday. While she is on that journey she tells her grandparents a story about her friend named Phoebe Winterbottom and how she dealt…

Phoebe's family. Mrs. Winterbottom was not cared about, or thanked, but after she left Phoebe’s entire family felt lost and didn’t know how to function correctly. That’s just one of the many themes of walk two moons though.In Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech there are plenty of themes that all intertwine with each other to create an amazing addition to the story. One of the themes that keeps being brought up is you can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can stop them…

those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” This is true for the character Sal. She has to go through many changes as a person, and that impacts her thoughts and actions to make her life better. In the book Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, internal and external forces change Sal’s life. One of the most significant external forces that cause Sal to change is when she moved to Euclid, Ohio because she met Phoebe Winterbottom, were Phoebe changed Sal’s life. In the past Sal lived…

1. In the novel, Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech, gaining unexpected friendship reveals itself as a major theme. In the beginning of the book, Jack states many times that he is not a fan of cats (1). After telling us the traumatic story of how a cat once attacked him while attempting to rescue it out of a tree, you can detect, from this tone, the hatred Jack felt toward the cat preceding the quarrel between them (46). Hence, we see his mind set on his attitude toward cats, until poetry makes an…

especially true for the character Salamanca Hiddle. She goes through several changes that incredibly impacts her life, and changes her outlook on things. She also learns she had to choose how she reacted to those things. In the book Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech, external forces significantly change the life of Salamanca Hiddle. One of the most significant external force that causes Sal to change is when she goes to visit her mom's grave, because it allows Sal to accept and come to terms…