Sarah, Plain and Tall

by Patricia MacLachlan · first published 1985

Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal, the 1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and the 1986 Golden Kite Award. It explores themes of loneliness, abandonment, and coping with change. The book was adapted as both a television film in 1991 and a one-act children's musical that was performed Off-Broadway in 2002. It was followed by four sequels exploring the Witting family after Sarah's arrival called Skylark, Caleb's Story, More Perfect Than the Moon, and Grandfather's Dance.

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Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.8 / 5 (26 on Open Library)

Year page:

1985