false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174607822m/423184.jpg 106264 33 Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal. The book explores themes of loneliness and abandonment. The novel is set in the midwestern United States (Kansas) during the late 19th century. Jacob Witting, a widowed farmer who is still saddened by the death of his wife several years earlier, giving birth to Caleb, finds that the task of taking care of his farm and two children, Anna and Caleb, is too difficult to handle alone. He writes an ad in the newspaper for a mail-order bride. Sarah, from Maine, answers his ad and travels out to become his wife. But Sarah grows homesick - the prairie grass didn't substitute for the Maine sea shore. When Sarah leaves for a trip into town, the kids wonder if she would come back. And she did. She had brought back colored pencils so she could show them the beautiful colors and views of Maine and gorgeous sea shore. She, Anna, Caleb, and Jacob have a lot of good times that lead to Caleb loving Sarah even more, but Anna thinks that she will replace her mother. In the end Sarah and Jacob get married. The novel and its sequel Skylark were the basis for three television movies (Sarah, Plain and Tall; Skylark; and Winter's End), starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken, and has also been referenced on the animated television series The Simpsons in the episode called "Bart's Girlfriend". Sarah, Plain and Tall was adapted into a stage musical, composed by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin for Theatreworks USA, 2002. - wikipedia 2674739 book 1985 Sarah, Plain and Tall total:5837|5:1239|4:1942|3:1974|2:551|1:131| 5837 21118 6688 328 5 3 false false Wed Dec 03 22:08:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 22:14:06 -0800 2008
All 5 books in this series are good, but this first one, and the final one (Grandfather's Dance) are exceptional. ]]> 5 3 false false Tue Jul 08 18:51:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 18:52:23 -0700 2008 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 14:19:22 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 14:21:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 07:54:28 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 07:59:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:34:03 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 12:52:34 -0800 2008 5 1 false false Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Thu Oct 23 08:10:27 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 05 05:33:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 10 05:59:53 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 05:59:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 22:58:55 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 22:59:24 -0800 2008 Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 64 pp, 1985
Audience: Children, ages 8 to 10
Format: Juvenile fiction (Newberry Medal, award winner)

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Patricia MacLachlan wittingly tells the story of a frequent occurrence from the late 1800s to early 1900s, a man finding a mother for his children after his wife has died from an illness of one kind or another. She meaningfully writes of the emotion...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 24 13:36:39 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 13:36:52 -0700 2009
The whole story of Sarah, Plain and Tall, is filled with beautiful conflicts like these. When Sarah arrives to answer the ad placed by Anna’...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:48:30 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 17:50:33 -0700 2009
I think it does a great job showing children that families come in all shapes and sizes...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jun 21 20:12:40 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 20:16:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Sep 05 11:09:39 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 11:13:35 -0700 2009
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What a sweet, simple story that confronts a hefty topic with grace and ease. The characters are full, and the symbolism will ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 09:16:16 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 11:36:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 17:55:55 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 09:10:56 -0700 2008 4 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 27 16:49:54 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 16:52:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 24 10:18:55 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 10:46:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 18:25:31 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 18:29:29 -0700 2008 What an achingly beautiful story, told in a child's voice and directed toward a young audience. Sarah, Plain and Tall is told by young Anna, whose mother died giving birth to her brother Caleb. She and Caleb love their Papa, but they have hi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Jan 26 00:14:51 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 17:37:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=423184