Sarah, Plain and Tall

By Patricia MacLachlan
Reading Level: Late Elementary School, Middle SchoolGenre: Fiction
Awards: Newbery Medal,Golden Kite Award,Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award
Publisher: HarperCollins 2004
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19th century tale of a widowed farmer with two children who advertises for a wife. The answer to his ad is Sarah, who arrives from Maine. The tale gently explores themes of abandonment, loss and love.