Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
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Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall)
by Authors:
Patricia MacLachlan
Released: 03 August, 2004
ISBN: 0064402053
Paperback
Sales Rank: 6703
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Customer Review #1:
 sarah,plain and tall
Do you know what its like to have a stranger in your house? Well once there was a house on the prairie. Inside there was one child named Caleb, one named Anne and their father named Jacob.caleb and Anne miss their mother who died the day after Caleb was born. Then their father told them about an ad hed placed in the newspaper for a mail-order-bride. Someone wrote back named Sarah. Caleb and Anne wonders "will she like us"? "Will she stay"?
This was a really touching story in chapter book form.sarah misses the sea in her state and cries about it. Her first main emotion was her love for the sea and second was her love for the children. She cant choose if she will go home or stay. My favorite parts are when Maggy their neighbor comes over to help Sarah with her problems of homesickness. Everyone gets homesickness now and then. My second favorite is when its raining and everyone runs into the barn. Sarah puts her picture in the window and they all stare at it, wondering whats missing.
It was a really good book even though it had black and white drawings and you needed a lot of clues to get the lesson. I recommend this book to children with problems in their families, children whose relatives passed away, adopted children, and interested readers. It won the Newbery Honor Award. But dont take my word for it, you should read it your self!!!!!!!!
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Customer Review #2:
A poetic story about love and family
"Sarah, Plain and Tall," by Patricia MacLachlan, received the 1986 Newbery Medal, a distinguished honor in the world of literature for young people. The honor was well deserved. "Sarah" is a warm, moving story."Sarah" is a story told in the first-person by Anna, a young farm girl who lives with her widowed father and younger brother, Caleb. Annas father sends by mail for a prospective new wife: Sarah, a woman from the Maine seacoast. As the story unfolds, Sarah arrives on the farm and gets to know the family. MacLachlan writes in a simple but poetic style that expertly conveys the emotions of her characters. MacLachlan is wonderful at catching the details of farm life, which the reader discovers along with Sarah. I also like the way MacLachlan evokes the Maine coastal landscape through Sarahs dialogue. There is a subtle suspense to the story: will Sarah decide to stay and become a part of the story? I wont give away the ending. But I will say that "Sara" is a gentle and compassionate book for readers of all ages.
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Customer Review #3:
 Boring, Terrible, Not Good At All
"Sarah, Plain and Tall" is a short and boring book. I, an eleven-year-old boy, had to read it for Accelerated Reader, and as the story progressed it became worse and worse. I thought Sarahs letters to her brother in Maine sounded like letters a four-year-old would write to their parents from camp. The book might have been better if it had been told by another character in the story, such as Caleb or Papa. I would never recommend this book to anyone, unless they are absolutely desperate for AR points. I am very surprised that it won the 1986 Newbery Medal. No offense to the author.
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