Which author won the Newbery Medal for 'Walk Two Moons'?

Which author won the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons? Sharon Creech won the Newbery Medal for Walk Two Moons.

Published in 1994, the novel is narrated by Salamanca Tree Hiddle, a thirteen-year-old girl who travels with her grandparents from Ohio toward Idaho. During the journey, Sal tells them the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, a friend whose family life is disrupted by a mysterious disappearance.

The book’s layered structure gradually links Phoebe’s story with Sal’s own grief and her mother’s departure. Its title echoes a passage about understanding another person’s life before judging them, a theme that helps explain the novel’s emphasis on empathy and perspective.

Walk Two Moons received the 1995 Newbery Medal, which can be confusing because the book appeared in 1994. Creech later became the author of another Newbery Honor book, The Wanderer, recognized in 2001.