Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
★ Top 25 book of 1994 · #16 on Best Books of 1994
Thirteen-year-old Sal travels with her grandparents along the route her mother took after leaving home suddenly. As the miles pass, she tells the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also disappeared.
Best for: Young readers who enjoy road trips and stories about family and loss
Walk Two Moons is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 1994, out of 42 1994 books that cleared our data bar.
What Walk Two Moons is about
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Hiddle is from Bybanks, Kentucky, but is now renting a house in Euclid, Ohio with her grandparents, after her mother, Sugar, left the family. Now Sal sets out with her grandparents on a long road trip to Lewiston, Idaho, and to pass the miles she tells them about her friend Phoebe Winterbottom, whose own mother vanished one day.
As the two stories run side by side, Sal's account of Phoebe's strange troubles gradually reveals just as much about her own. Along the way come a first romance with Ben Finney and some scrapes on the road. Sharon Creech's Newbery Medal winner is about grief, family, and the habit of judging people before we really know them. It will suit readers who enjoy a warm, thoughtful narrator and a story that rewards patience.
Walk Two Moons on the Best Books of 1994
Walk Two Moons came out in 1994. Of the 42 books first published in 1994 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #16 on our Best Books of 1994 list.
Why it made the list: 244 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (18 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1994 list
- Lord of Chaos Robert Jordan, #14
- Six Easy Pieces Richard Phillips Feynman, #15
- When I Was Puerto Rican Esmeralda Santiago, #17
- Snow Falling on Cedars David Guterson, #18
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 197 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 33 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.9 out of 5 from 18 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 48 | 55% |
| Reader love | 48 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 57 | 20% |
Questions about Walk Two Moons
When was Walk Two Moons published?
Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech was first published in 1994.
Was Walk Two Moons one of the best books of 1994?
Walk Two Moons is #16 on BookWard's Best Books of 1994, out of 42 1994 books that cleared our data bar. 244 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (18 ratings).
Why is Walk Two Moons on the Best Books of 1994 list?
244 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.9 out of 5 (18 ratings).
More of the best books of 1994
- Guess How Much I Love You Sam McBratney, #1
- Artificial Intelligence Stuart J. Russell, #2
- The Six Pillars of Self-esteem Nathaniel Branden, #3
- Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela, #4
- Mercury and Me Jim Hutton, #5
- Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus John Gray, #6
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How we know
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