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4.3/5 Barnes & Noble Publisher Joanna Cotler Originally published 2000 Genre Children's literature ISBN 9780439316293 | 3.8/5 Goodreads Illustrator David Diaz Publication date 2000 Page count 305 Awards John Newbery Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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 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, which creates bonds among them all, especially Cody and Uncle Dock. She discovered how her parents died, and also comes to understand that she is allowed to express her feelings and allow her sad memories to go. Sophie realizes that this voyage helped her find the real Sophie inside of her.