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ilaurin's review against another edition
4.0
Coming of age book with 2 sisters with a tough childhood who end up loosing their mother. The older one feels compelled to avoid ending up in social services and wants to make sure she stays with her sister, trying to make it alone. It was a long journey where she learns that she needs others and she also learns to ask and accept help from others as well.
rmarcin's review
4.0
When Carly and Jen's mother dies suddenly, they want to stay together, and out of foster care. So, they begin walking from New Mexico to California to find the man, Teddy, who was like a father to them before her mother began seeing Wade. Bound by an honor code, the sisters try to keep track of what they steal so they can repay it when possible. However, one night, they are caught trying to steal eggs from an elderly Native American woman. She tells them to pay off their debt by working for her. The sisters are at odds on whether they should continue to search for Teddy.
What happens is a bit of soul-searching, and understanding what a home and family really are.
I enjoyed this story about determination and coming to terms with loss, sorrow, and longing. I also liked the kindness of strangers that was depicted in many instances throughout the book.
What happens is a bit of soul-searching, and understanding what a home and family really are.
I enjoyed this story about determination and coming to terms with loss, sorrow, and longing. I also liked the kindness of strangers that was depicted in many instances throughout the book.
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
Catherine Ryan Hyde’s WALK ME HOME, is a mesmerizing tale of two sisters, on a journey to escape the system of foster care, and along the way—learn the meaning of home, kindness, love, and redemption.
Carly (16 yrs old) and Jen (11 yrs old), have never had a stable home life. They pack up and move with their mom from one town to another, different jobs, and one man to another. When they are about to leave once again, their mom takes off with her boyfriend, and receive the news their mom has died suddenly in a car accident.
Desperate to stay together, Carly knows she and her sister cannot go into foster care, so they decide to take off on their own to try and survive in a scary world.
There is only one person in their life (an old boyfriend of their moms)--begin walking and hitchhiking across the Southwest in search of Teddy. Carly hopes he will take them in, even if their mom broke up with him over a secret which Carly chooses not to believe.
Along the way, the girls find themselves in trouble while seeking a place to sleep, food to stay alive, clothes and shoes, all while escaping danger. When they get caught stealing food on a Native American reservation, they find more than food.
A moving and inspiring story only Catherine Ryan Hyde can tell. If you have not read any of her books, you are missing out! She writes from the heart, and has a unique way of taking tragedies and turning them into beautiful life lessons learned, for each of her flawed characters.
I am currently in the process of reading some of her older books I missed along the way. I highly recommend WALK ME HOME and her latest book, SAFE WITH ME, (7/22/14) a 5 Star read, and be sure and look for her upcoming THE LANGUAGE OF HOOFBEATS (12/22/14). An author you will want to follow!
Carly (16 yrs old) and Jen (11 yrs old), have never had a stable home life. They pack up and move with their mom from one town to another, different jobs, and one man to another. When they are about to leave once again, their mom takes off with her boyfriend, and receive the news their mom has died suddenly in a car accident.
Desperate to stay together, Carly knows she and her sister cannot go into foster care, so they decide to take off on their own to try and survive in a scary world.
There is only one person in their life (an old boyfriend of their moms)--begin walking and hitchhiking across the Southwest in search of Teddy. Carly hopes he will take them in, even if their mom broke up with him over a secret which Carly chooses not to believe.
Along the way, the girls find themselves in trouble while seeking a place to sleep, food to stay alive, clothes and shoes, all while escaping danger. When they get caught stealing food on a Native American reservation, they find more than food.
A moving and inspiring story only Catherine Ryan Hyde can tell. If you have not read any of her books, you are missing out! She writes from the heart, and has a unique way of taking tragedies and turning them into beautiful life lessons learned, for each of her flawed characters.
I am currently in the process of reading some of her older books I missed along the way. I highly recommend WALK ME HOME and her latest book, SAFE WITH ME, (7/22/14) a 5 Star read, and be sure and look for her upcoming THE LANGUAGE OF HOOFBEATS (12/22/14). An author you will want to follow!
barbaraskalberg's review against another edition
4.0
Yup. Not disappointed. Three down. Bunch more to go.
mugglemom's review against another edition
3.0
Wow, this book still delivers an incredible story but I think I had to suspend my belief a little more for the characters, Jen and Carly. It was too much to invest that the death of their mother and not having a big, complicated situation with living arrangements with total strangers, AND having to believe that different states/governmental agencies not getting involved.
maryfrances_odea's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the characters and the curve they go through
thebeardedpoet's review
4.0
Walk Me Home is a solid character driven story about two young girls, sisters, whose mother has died, leaving them without a parent or guardian of any kind. Hoping to avoid going into "the system" they set out on foot to find Teddy, their Mom's previous boyfriend, who the elder sister, Carly, perceives as a stepfather. Hyde does a great job of withholding information about the backstory in such a way to keep up the reader's curiosity. How did the mother die? If Teddy is like a stepdad, why wasn't he around? Also Hyde does an impressive job with the main character, 16 year old Carly, who isn't entirely likable at first, but who actually changes and grows. The younger sister, Jen, is sympathetic and likable from the get-go which helps with reader empathy when Carly is being stupid, stubborn or annoying. Lastly, I was impressed by the plot structure, starting out with a survival story of two girls fending for themselves on the road, moving to a section with some backstory, then forward again to a new situation--the girls are caught stealing and agree to work off their debt, more backstory, more survival challenges, and then the final resolution to answer the big question: Will Teddy save them?
jtlars7's review against another edition
4.0
Very good. I look forward to reading more by this author.
megs2kool's review
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
elisabeth2023's review against another edition
4.0
Very good story. Nice coming of age tale with a "pay it forward" theme. Keeps you on the edge of your seat, but also restores your faith in humanity. Highly recommend it!