The Wanderer (Creech novel)

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The Wanderer
Cover art for 2002 HarperTrophy edition of The Wanderer by Sharon Creech
2002 HarperTrophy edition
Author Sharon Creech
Illustrator David Diaz
Country United States
Language English
Genre Children novel
Publisher Joanna Cotler
Publication date
2000
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 305
ISBN 9780439316293 [1]
OCLC 48069938

The Wanderer is a children's novel by Sharon Creech, published in 2000. It was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and named a Newbery Honor book.[2]

Plot Overview

Sophie, a thirteen-year-old girl, with two non-biological parents, is the only girl amongst a crew of her three uncles and her two cousins on a journey to find her destiny with the sea on the way to visit her grandpa, Bompie, who lives in England. The story is told from her point of view and also from her cousin Cody's. Through the journey, Sophie learns to accept who she is and gets to knows a lot about her relatives that really create some bonds between them all.[3][4]

References

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  3. The CILIP Carnegie Medal & Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards
  4. Newbery Medal


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