Newbery Medal Winner
Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
Summary
Set on the American prairie, this spare and tender novel follows two motherless children, Anna and Caleb, who await the arrival of Sarah, a woman from Maine who answers their father's advertisement for a wife. As Sarah adjusts to the wide plains and misses the sea she left behind, the family wonders whether she will choose to stay. Patricia MacLachlan writes with quiet beauty about love, loss, and the making of a new home.
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Historical Context & Significance
It grew into a series and was adapted into a popular television film starring Glenn Close.