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MacLachlan, Patricia was born on March 3, 1938 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Daughter of Philo and Madonna (Moss) Pritzkau.
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A set of 12 Newbery Honor and Medal chapter books. Titles include Tuck Everlasting ~ Sarah Plain and Tall ~ King of the Wind ~ Caddie Woodlawn ~ Everything on a Waffle ~ Ella Enchanted ~ Gone-Away Lake ~ The View From Saturday ~ On My Honor ~ Maniac Magee ~ Dear Mr. Henshaw ~ Hoot. Ages 8-12.
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( Anna has done something terrible. She has given me a jo...)
Anna has done something terrible. She has given me a journal to fill. It's your job now," Anna says as she hands Caleb her journals, asking him to continue writing the family story. But Sarah, Jacob, Anna, Caleb, and their new little sister, Cassie, have already formed a family, and Caleb fears there will be nothing left to write about. That is, before Cassie discovers a mysterious old man in the barn, and everything changes. Everyone is excited about the arrival of a new family member—except for Jacob, who holds a bitter grudge. Only the special love of Caleb, and the gift he offers, can help to mend the pain of the past.
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( My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, ...)
My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first. Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water. So Sarah took Anna and Caleb back east, where they would be safe. Papa stayed behind. He would not leave his land. Maine was beautiful, but Anna missed home, and Papa. And as the weeks went by, she began to wonder what would happen if the rains never came. Would she and Caleb and Sarah and Papa ever be a family again?
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( Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is bo...)
Within the sanctuary of a loving family, baby Eli is born and, as he grows, "learns to cherish the people and places around him, eventualy passing on what he has discovered to his new baby sister, Sylvie: 'All the places to love are here . . . no matter where you may live.' This loving book will be something to treasure."'BL."The quiet narrative is so intensely felt it commands attention. . . . a lyrical celebration."'K.
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(Set of twelve Newbery Honor/Medal books by various author...)
Set of twelve Newbery Honor/Medal books by various authors. Titles include Ramona and Her Father ~ Kneeknock Rise ~ Hoot ~ Princess Academy ~ Sarah, Plain and Tall ~ Charlotte's Web ~ Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. ~ The Tale of Despereaux ~ The Family Under the Bridge ~ From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler ~ Because of Winn-Dixie ~ Afternoon of the Elves.
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( After her grandfather's death, Cassie longs for an orde...)
After her grandfather's death, Cassie longs for an orderliness to life -' a pattern -' that doesn't exist among her raucous, loving family. But during an eventful summer by the sea, she begins to learn that some things do not stay the same forever. Colorful characters and Cassie's continuing and believable growth in understanding herself and others make this novel so distinctive." 'C.
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( Willa does fall in love, but it isn't at all the way sh...)
Willa does fall in love, but it isn't at all the way she dreamed it would be. And just what is extraordinary? Willa and twin brother Nicky's mother is going to have a baby-how ordinary. Their friend Horace's mother has left to"seek her fortune."That, Willa thinks, is extraordinary. Willa is on the verge of learning something important. And by the end of the long summer, Willa, Nicky, and Horace each do something extraordinary and unforgettable.
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(A set of 12 bestselling chapter books for children ages 8...)
A set of 12 bestselling chapter books for children ages 8-12. Titles include The Princess Academy (Newbery Honor) ~ The Teacher's Funeral (Newbery-winning author of A Year Down Yonder) ~ Naya Nuki: Shoshoni Girl Who Ran ~ Aleutian Sparrow (Newbery-winning author of Out of the Dust) ~ Sarah Plain and Tall (Newbery Medal) ~ Caleb's Story ~ Stargirl ~ Tiger Rising (Newbery Honor author of Because of Winn-Dixie) ~ The Moffats (Newbery Medal-winning author of Ginger Pye and Pinky Pye) ~ The Big Wave ~ From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Newbery Medal) ~ Bridge to Terabithia (Newbery Medal).
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( I am a watcher. I am a listener, too. I am invisible. I...)
I am a watcher. I am a listener, too. I am invisible. I can make myself so small and quiet and hidden that sometimes no one knows I am there to watch and listen. Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn, looking out at Papa working the fields, spying on her mother, Sarah, feeding the goslings. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be. But change is inevitable, even on the prairie. Something new is expected, and Sarah says it will be the perfect gift. Cassie isn't so sure. But just as life changes, people change too. And Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy.
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(Will Sarah stay on the prairie and be Anna and Caleb's ne...)
Will Sarah stay on the prairie and be Anna and Caleb's new mom? The complete trilogy! Includes Skylark, Caleb's Story, and Newbery Medal winner Sarah, Plain and Tall. Comes with a sturdy slipcase.
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(This boxed set contains Trophy paperback editions of ...a...)
This boxed set contains Trophy paperback editions of ...and now Miguel by Joseph Krumgold; Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson; Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan; and The Wheel On The School by Meindert Dejong ...and Now Miguel JOSEPH KRUMGOLD Twelve-year-old Miguel Chavez wants, above all else, to go with the men in his family on long, hard sheep drive to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. He believes he will then be happy -- until he learns that wishes, even when they come true, may have unexpected consequences.Bridge to Terabithia KATHERINE PATERSON The only place Jess Aaron feels at peace is Terabithia, the imaginary kingdom he and his best friend, Leslie, escape to every afternoon. Then Leslie is killed in a terrible accident, and Jess must summon all the courage and love she has given him to come to terms with painful reality.Sarah, Plain and Tall PATRICIA MAcLACHLAN A CHARLOTTE ZOLOTOW BOOK It's lonely and quiet for Anna and Caleb Witting in their house on the prairie since their mother died. So Papa puts an ad in the paper asking for a wife, and Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton answers. How she and the Wittings build a family relationship is a tender story about the magic of every day life.The Wheel on the School MEINDERT DE JONG Why do the storks no longer come to nest in the little, Dutch fishing village of Shora? Lina and the other schoolchildren wonder how they can bring the storks back. Then they set out to makethe impossibly impossible come true, in a moving story about the power of a shared dream.
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(‘A child comes to terms with the fact that she and her fa...)
‘A child comes to terms with the fact that she and her family are leaving the prairie. . . . As she talks herself into acceptance, her Mama helps her let go, commenting that the baby will need someone to tell him where he came from. So the girl gathers mementoes—a bag of earth and a piece of cottonwood tree. . . .A novel hides in these few pages. As with Sarah, Plain and Tall, the subext vibrates. So much is told in each perfectly chosen phrase. The story is deep and specific, but the pain and denial of a child leaving a known and loved place is all too universal. Moser’s finely-wrought engravings, enhanced by moody tints, record the departure.’—SLJ. 1995 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA)
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(Skylark is the sequel to the Newbery-winning novel Sarah,...)
Skylark is the sequel to the Newbery-winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. It continues the story of the Witting family after Sarah marries Papa and becomes the children's new mother.
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( Arthur Rasby is ten years old and having the worst summ...)
Arthur Rasby is ten years old and having the worst summer of his life. His parents don't listen to him, so he writes everything down -- everything that's real -- in his journal. But when he goes to stay with his Great-Aunt Elda and Great-Uncle Wrisby on their farm, his world is turned upside down. For the first time Arthur wonders what's real and what's not. His aunt and uncle do things Arthur's parents would never do -- like climbing out windows to sit in trees, singing to their pet pig, and speaking French to a pet chicken. Life on the farm happens much too fast to write down -- sometimes wonderful, sometimes terrible. Arthur begins to understand there is more than one way of seeing and doing and loving. And he realizes there's a whole world just waiting to be discovered.
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( It's not fair, Emma thinks, for her parents to go away ...)
It's not fair, Emma thinks, for her parents to go away (for five whole days) and leave her with an aunt and uncle she hardly knows. What if they don't like children? But Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Eliot like Emma and her brother, Zachary, just fine. They also like rules. Rules about: Eating. Sleeping. Cleaning up. Messing up. Emma doesn't believe in rules. Not unless they're hers: Eating no broccoli, dead or alive. Sleeping: No sleeping in a room where night rumbles hide. Cleaning up: Don't. Messing up: Do. Emma can see that Aunt Evelyn and Uncle Elliot have a lot to learn about being parents. But that's okay---because Emma has five whole days in which to teach them.
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(When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live...)
When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay. In Spanish.
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(Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark, and Caleb's Story, all un...)
Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark, and Caleb's Story, all unabridged and all performed beautifully by Academy Award-winning actress Glenn Close, make up this exquisite audio collection. "I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall," Sarah writes Papa. And so begins the journey for Sarah, Papa, Anna, and Caleb in Patricia MacLachlan's masterpiece, Sarah, Plain and Tall. In Skylark, a drought turns the land dry and brown and Sarah takes Anna and Caleb back to the city as Papa stays behind. Will the family ever be reunited? Caleb's Story continues the saga of Sarah and her family on the prairie. All the beloved characters return for another important episode in their lives, this time narrated by Caleb, offering a new perspective.
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("Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna. "E...)
"Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna. "Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa sang, too." Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings. Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa: I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and Tell them I sing. Anna and Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay?
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Set of twelve paperback books by Newbery Medal authors. Titles include Hoot, Tuck Everlasting, Dear Mr. Henshaw, Mouse and the Motorcycle, Ralph S. Mouse, Sarah Plain and Tall, Tale of Despereaux, Family Under the Bridge, Hiroshima, Julie, Here Lies the Librarian, The Hundred Dresses.
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( Minna wishes for many things. She wishes she understood...)
Minna wishes for many things. She wishes she understood the quote taped above her mother's typewriter:Fact and fiction are different truths. She wishes her mother would stop writing long enough to really listen to her. She wishes her house were peaceful and orderly like her friend Lucas's. Most of all, she wishes she could find a vibrato on her cello and play Mozart the way he deserves to be played. Minna soon discovers that some things can't be found-they just have to happen. And as she waits for her vibrato to happen, Minna begins to understand some facts and fictions about herself.
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( Jack leans back on Grandfather's shoulder. Aunt Mattie'...)
Jack leans back on Grandfather's shoulder. Aunt Mattie's knitting needles click in the dark. The moon rises. The candle flickers in the gentle prairie wind. I close my eyes to keep everything there. Could anything be more perfect than a prairie wedding? Cassie Witting doesn't think so, for her sister Anna's wedding brings two lovebirds together, aunts from faraway Maine, a long white dress with a wedding veil, dancing under a clear blue sky, and a world that smells of roses. As the Witting family comes together for this most special day, Cassie sees that life brings the change of seasons, brother Jack on Grandfather's lap, joy, sorrow, and a special dance only Grandfather does.
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(Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in ...)
Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be. But change is inevitable, and just as life changes, people change too. And Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy.
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( This children's literature classic series is perfect fo...)
This children's literature classic series is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Patricia MacLachlan's stories about Sarah, Papa, Anna, and the rest of the Witting family gently explore timeless themes of abandonment, loss, and love. This collection includes all five books in the series. Sarah, Plain and Tall: This Newbery Medal-winning book tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay? Skylark: Jacob is a man of the land but for Sarah, the prairie isn't yet her home. So when a drought threatens to devastate their way of life, Jacob must save the farm. But the children go back to the home Sarah knew first, Maine, where there is family and an ocean. But will they ever be a family again on the prairie? Caleb's Story: "It′s your job now," Anna says as she hands Caleb her journals, asking him to continue writing the family story. But Sarah, Jacob, Anna, Caleb, and their new little sister, Cassie, have already formed a family, and Caleb fears there will be nothing left to write about. But that is before Cassie discovers a mysterious old man in the barn and everything changes. Everyone is excited about the arrival of a new family member except for Jacob, who holds a bitter grudge. More Perfect than the Moon: Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn, looking out at Papa working the fields, spying on her mother, Sarah, feeding the goslings. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be. But change is inevitable, even on the prairie. Something new is expected, and Sarah says it will be the perfect gift. Cassie isn't so sure. Grandfather's Dance: Cassie's sister Anna's wedding brings two lovebirds together, aunts from faraway Maine, a long white dress with a wedding veil, dancing under a clear blue sky, and a world that smells of roses. As the Witting family comes together for this most special day, Cassie sees that life brings the change of seasons, brother Jack on Grandfather's lap, joy, sorrow, and a special dance only Grandfather does.
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MacLachlan, Patricia was born on March 3, 1938 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States. Daughter of Philo and Madonna (Moss) Pritzkau.
Bachelor, University Connecticut, 1962.
Teacher English, Bennett Junior High School, Manchester, Connecticut, 1963-1979. Visiting lecturer Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, since 1986.
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( If you were a boy named Henri Matisse who lived in a dr...)
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She is a board member of the National Children"s Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.
Married Robert MacLachlan, April 14, 1962. Children: John, Jamie, Emily.