Moo
Moo
Author: Sharon Creech
Desc: Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech’s Love That Dog and Hate That Cat will love her newest tween novel Moo. This uplifting tale reminds us that if we’re open to new experiences life is full of surprises. Following one family’s momentous move from the city to rural Maine an unexpected bond develops between twelve-year-old Reena and one very ornery cow. When Reena her little brother Luke and their parents first move to Maine Reena doesn’t know what to expect. She’s ready for beaches blueberries and all the lobster she can eat. Instead her parents “volunteer” Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala who has a pig named Paulie a cat named China a snake named Edna—and that stubborn cow Zora. This heartwarming story told in a blend of poetry and prose reveals the bonds that emerge when we let others into our lives.