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Summary Of Novle Walk Two Moon By Sharon Creech

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“Home is where the heart is” (Unknown). Meaning how homes are made of families and love. In the novle Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech, Sal changes due to the settings, Bybanks, Kentucky, Euclid, Ohio, and Lewiston, Idaho. Bybanks is important to Sal because that is where her old home was. The author uses Sals thoughts to show how Bybanks is important to her, “...he did not bring the chestnut tree, the willow, the maple, the hay loft, or the swimming hole, which all belonged to me” (Creech 1). This setting connects to her because she did not want to leave Bybanks, Kentucky. The author states, “I wanted to back in Bybanks, Kentucky in the hills and the trees, near cows and chickens and pigs” (Creech 17). This setting connects to Sal because she misses her home and the nature. The author uses text to show where lives and how she feels about it, “We’re back in Bybanks now. My father and I are living on our farm again and Gramps is living with us” (Creech 270). This setting connects to Sal because this is where she is living with her family. This shows how Sal connects to the setting, Bybanks, Kentucky, and how it is important to her. …show more content…

The author declares, “I saw the face pressed up against the upstairs window next door” (Creech 2). This connects to her because this shows where Phoebe lives. The author confirms, “...because I first saw Phoebe on the day my father and I moved to Euclid, I began my story” (Creech 9). This connects to Sal because when she moved to Euclid, Ohio she met Phoebe and started her story. The author writes, “Two blocks from Margaret Cadaver’s was the place where my father and I were now going to live” (Creech 10). This setting connects to Sal because that is where she is living. This shows how Sal connects to the setting, Euclid, Ohio, and how it is important to

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