Natasha's+Walk+Two+Moons+Review

Walk Two Moons is a book about a 13-years-old girl named Salamanca Tree Hiddle, though most people call her Sal. A year prior to the start of the story, when Salamanca still lived in Bybanks, Kentucky, Sal's mom left for Lewiston, Idaho after a miscarriage. Sal was devastated because she thought the miscarriage was her fault (Sal had been climbing in a tree and fell out resulting in her mom having to carry her back to the house.).

After Sal's dad heard the news that Sal's mom was not coming back to Bybanks, he and Sal, against Sal's wishes, moved to Euclid, Idaho to be closer to Margaret Cadaver. Who is Margaret Cadaver? That is what Sal does not know. Sal immediately dislikes her, even though she doesn't know her. I think that Sal doesn't have anything against Margaret, other then the fact that Sal doesn't want her dad to replace her mom.

One day Salamanca's grandparents take her on a road-trip to Lewiston to see her mom. On the way they stop at interesting landmarks, such as the Black Hills, Old Faithful and Mount. Rushmore. Along the way, Sal tells her grandparents that story of Phoebe Winterbottom, a over dramatic, cholesterol hating friend of Sal's. Phoebe's story includes a potential lunatic, mysterious messages and a disappearing mother, not unlike Sal's own.

I liked the book because the author, Sharon Creech, gives hints regarding the ending throughout the book, but they are very subtle. I loved how I thought I knew how the book was going to end but then, at the end of the book I reliazed my theory was completely wrong, though the ending was very expected and made me go "Ooooohhhh!"

I recommend the book Walk Two Moons for Grades 7-9, but I still think younger/ older students will enjoy this book.

Who is Margaret Cadaver? What happened to Sal's mom? Who is the lunatic? The answers are all in Walk Two Moons!

By Natasha Blatchford