How does Sharon Creech describe her family?

She describes her family as ‘noisy and rowdy’ and bases the characters in her book, Absolutely Normal Chaos, on them. This town appears as the fictional Bybanks, Kentucky in her books, Walk Two Moons, Chasing Redbird, and Bloomability. Much of Creech’s work is based on things that happened to her in her life.

What is Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech about?

From Newbery Medal-winning author Sharon Creech comes a story of love, loss, and understanding, an intricately woven tale of a young girl who sets out in search of her place in the world—and discovers it in her own backyard.

What are some family facts about Sharon Creech?

I was born in South Euclid, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and grew up there with my noisy and rowdy family: my parents (Ann and Arvel), my sister (Sandy), and my three brothers (Dennis, Doug, and Tom). For a fictional view of what it was like growing up in my family, see Absolutely Normal Chaos.

What genre is the book Chasing Redbird?

Children’s literature
Fiction
Chasing Redbird/Genres

What does Gramps call gram in Walk Two Moons?

Gram and Gramps Hiddle are Sal’s grandparents. (Her father’s mother and father.) They call Sal their ‘Chickabiddy’. Both Gram and Gramps are kind and loving grandparents.

What is Sal’s full name in Walk Two Moons?

Salamanca Tree Hiddle
Salamanca Tree Hiddle Character Analysis in Walk Two Moons | SparkNotes.

Which quotation provides the best evidence of the narrator’s sensitivity Chasing Redbird?

Which quotation provides the best evidence of the narrator’s sensitivity? She and I would walk through them, counting the blooms.

What genre is Walk Two Moons?

Novel
Children’s literatureYoung adult fiction
Walk Two Moons/Genres

Is Sharon Creech Indian?

During her growing-up years in Ohio, Sharon heard from somebody that she was part Native American. She embraced this new identity completely, and it changed the way she looked at things and thought of herself. She studied Native American ways and folklore, making them a part of who she was.

Where did Sharon teach?

Before beginning her writing career, Sharon Creech taught English for fifteen years in England and Switzerland. She and her husband now live in Maine, “lured there by our grandchildren,” Creech says.

Where is Chasing Redbird filmed?

Beautifully evoking the wilderness of the Kentucky countryside, this is a rich, multi-layered novel that explores issues of bereavement, guilt, first love and family secrets, against a backdrop of chaotic family life. Funny, moving and thought-provoking, Chasing Redbird is also an enjoyable adventure story.