{"product_id":"2940170209545","title":"Walk Two Moons (Abridged)","description":"\u003cem\u003eGramps says that I am a country girl at heart, and that is true. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the \"Indian-ness in her blood,\" travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a \"potential lunatic,\" and whose mother disappeared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Beneath Phoebe's stories Salamanca's own story and that of her mother, who left on April morning for Idaho, promising to return before the tulips bloomed. Sal's mother has not, however, returned, and the trip to Idaho takes on a growing urgency as Salamanca hopes to get to Idaho in time for her mother's birthday and bring her back, despite her father's warning that she is fishing in the air. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This richly layered novel is in turn funny, mysterious, and touching. Sharon Creech's original voice tells a story like no other, one that readers will not soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 1995Newbery Medal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1995 \u003cem\u003eALA Notable Children's Book\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of 1994\u003cbr\u003eWinner of a 1994 \u003cem\u003eBulletin Blue Ribbon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 1997 Heartland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn her long car trip from Ohio to Idaho, 13-year-old Salamanca Hiddle tells her grandparents the story of her friend Phoebe, who receives a message from a \"lunatic\" and who must cope with the disappearance of her mother.  But beneath this story is Sal's own story, and that of her mother, who left home one day and never returned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cawards\u003e Winner, 1995 Newbery Medal\u003cbr\u003eNotable Children's Books of 1995 (ALA)\u003cbr\u003e1995 Notable Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)\u003cbr\u003eChildren's Book Award for Longer Novels (Great Britain's Federation of Children's Books Groups)\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding Books of 1994 for Middle School-Aged Teens (V)\u003cbr\u003eBest Books 1994 (SLJ)\u003cbr\u003eBulletin Blue Ribbon Books 1994 (C)\u003c\/awards\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115105140976,"sku":"2940170209545","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170209545_p0.jpg?v=1763704997","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170209545","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}