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Sarah, Plain and Tall
A Newbery Award Winner
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4.2 • 146 Ratings
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
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, and it's a strong choice for independent reading. 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.
Read the rest of the Sarah books by Patricia MacLachlan: Skylark, Caleb’s Story, More Perfect than the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance.
Customer Reviews
It was pretty good....
It’s pretty misleading that it says there are 114 pages when there are in reality 53 and the rest just talk about the book. But either then that it was pretty good.
A bit misleading
At the first i thought the DOG was talking to caleb but then it was actually a woman named anna but it is very nice to read in the winter
I really like this book
A good book. It is a really good story.