Wow.

Wow. I just read one of the best books I think I have read in my life...Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. My 5th grade (and 4th grade, incidentally) teacher recommended this book to me when I was in high school (I still visited him--he was great). I finally got around to reading it today, and wow. It was an amazing book.

I have read a whole long list of Newbery books, and I think this just might be the best one so far. I have liked a lot of them, such as The Higher Power of Lucky (most recently), but this book was such a good read. I was sad when it was over, because I wanted to know more about what happened with the main character and her family, and it almost made me cry on more than one occasion. It's about a girl whose mother goes on a trip to "find herself" and hasn't come back. The girl and her dad have to figure out how to make a new life without forgetting the old one. I can't say much else because it's all so fresh in my mind, I don't want to give anything away!

All I can say is that I have read a lot of books, and this is certainly on my list of the top 10-15 ever. Check it out! (Chels, it's coming to you soon!)


On another note, a non-Newbery note, I read another book I enjoyed last night, also a kid book. It's called Al Capone Does my Shirts, by Gennifer Choldenko, and it's set during the Depression. The main character is a 12 year old boy whose father takes a job on Alcatraz Island (as a prison guard/electrician), and how the boy gets along there. He has a sister who has what we would call autism now, and their relationship is so real. He loves her and wants to to protect her and make things the best for her, but at the same time he is frustrated with their situation. AFTER you read Walk Two Moons, read this one :)