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Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan

Sarah, Plain and Tall Series

By Patricia MacLachlan
Level 4
Review:

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a worthy Newbery Medal-winning book and children’s literature classic. Through skilled writing, readers are transported into a heartwarming story during a more simple time on the plains during the nineteenth-century. Valuable lessons are taught and high character is displayed. This book would be great as a family read-aloud. Four more books follow on the story, although they all can work as stand-alone books.

Books in this series we have reviewed and recommend: Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark, Caleb’s Story, More Perfect Than the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance.

(Reviewed by Jenny Phillips)

Region North America, United States
Period 19th Century, 1800s, late 1800s
Genre Fiction
Digital Format Audiobook, E-book
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  • 4 Moral Value
  • 4 Educational Value
  • 4.5 Literary Value
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