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Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner
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Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner Mass market paperbound - 2015

by Patricia MacLachlan


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This beloved Newbery Medal-winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.

Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?

This children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love.

This anniversary edition includes author Patricia MacLachlan's Newbery speech, a discussion guide, and a reading list. This modern classic is a strong choice for independent reading.

Read the rest of the Sarah books by Patricia MacLachlan: Skylark, Caleb's Story, More Perfect than the Moon, and Grandfather's Dance.

From the rear cover

"Did Mama sing every day?"
Caleb asks his sister Anna.
"Every-single-day," she answers.
"Papa sang, too."

Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings.

Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa: I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and Tell them I sing. Anna and Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay?

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  • Title Sarah, Plain and Tall: A Newbery Award Winner
  • Author Patricia MacLachlan
  • Series Sarah, Plain and Tall
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition 30 ANV
  • Pages 112
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperCollins
  • Date 2015-03-03
  • ISBN 9780062399526 / 0062399527
  • Weight 0.15 lbs (0.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.55 x 5.1 x 0.25 in (19.18 x 12.95 x 0.64 cm)
  • Ages 06 to 10 years
  • Grade levels 1 - 5
  • Reading level 650
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Topical: Family
  • Library of Congress subjects Frontier and pioneer life, Fiction
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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