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What would you do if your mother were to mysteriously disappear? In the novel Walk Two Moons, a girl named Salamanca is forced to answer this question. Sal, who is thirteen, experienced a crisis when her mother left without explanation and did not return. Luckily, Sal’s grandparents swoop into her life, taking her for a drive across the country. The route happens to be the same one that Sal’s mom took before her disappearance.

Along the way, Sal’s grandparents ask her to tell them a story. They listen attentively as Sal unfolds a tale about a friend who has also lost her mother. They then find a mysterious note related to the story that Sal is telling. And although her grandparents are upbeat, good listeners, it seems that Sal can’t face the fact that her own mother has truly disappeared. Just what is the connection between Sal and her story? This Newberry Award winning novel is sure to keep you turning the pages as you journey with Sal and her grandparents in search of her lost mother.