![]() ![]() Although she has been back in the States now for eight years, she will be living in Switzerland this year. ![]() Born in Ohio, Sharon later spent 19 years in England and Switzerland teaching and writing. She has written nine other novels and three picture books. Sharon Creech is the Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, the Newbery Honor winner for The Wanderer, and the first American winner of Great Britain’s Carnegie Medal, for Ruby Holler. Sharon’s books might aim toward children through teens, but they influence readers of all ages. Young readers (and even their parents) witness characters’ lessons about themselves, their families, and/or their immediate worlds. As readers become immersed in Sharon’s literary works, they live vicariously through characters’ journeys and, whether they realize it or not, they soak up lessons about life. Sharon has a masterful way with the journey motif in her books. Eaders always gain more than mere entertainment with award-winning author, Sharon Creech. ![]()
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