紐伯瑞獎得主莎倫·克里奇以其獨特優美的風格，巧妙地將兩個故事交織在一起，一個妙趣橫生，一個苦樂參半，構成了一個溫暖人心、引人入勝、感人至深的故事，講述了愛、失去以及人類情感的複雜性。這本哈珀經典版新增了背景資料，包括一本包含討論問題的教師指南和關於作者的獨家資訊。
十三歲的薩拉曼卡·特里·希德爾以自己的鄉村血統和“血液中的印第安血統”為榮，她和古怪的祖父母從俄亥俄州來到愛達荷州。一路上，她向他們講述了菲比·溫特伯頓的故事：她收到了神秘的信息，並遇到了一個“潛在的瘋子”，母親也失踪了。
當莎爾用菲比的離奇故事逗樂祖父母時，她自己的故事也隨之展開——一個十三歲女孩唯一的願望就是與失蹤的母親團聚的故事。
In her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion. This Harper Classic edition features new back matter, including a teacher’s guide with discussion questions and exclusive information about the author.
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the "Indian-ness in her blood," travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared.
As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.
