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"Sarah,Plain and Tall" a book review
- "Sarah,Plain and Tall" is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan,an American childrens' writer.
- This book was the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal,the award that is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
- The story is set during the late he late 19th century,where Jacob,a widowed farmer who lives with his 2 children in Kansas,is still sad by the death of his wife during childbirth several years before.
- Caleb,the youngest of the family,is the most affected by this loss.Her mother died the day after she gave birth to him,but he doesn't know that.
- The only thing he knows is that her mom used to sing,and so used to Jacob,his father.
- He spents the days asking her older sister Anna about their mother: how did she looked like and if she sang every day.
- One time,Anna broke in tears when Caleb asked her to sing one of her songs,so that he might remember her.
- Jacob,realizing that he cannot raise his children on his own anymore,decides to put an ad in the paper,asking for a wife.
- A couple of days later,someone writes back.Sarah Wheaton, from Maine, answers his ad and travels to Kansas to become his wife.
- The first thing that Caleb asks Sarah whe they first meet is: "Do you sing?" She says yes,and that puts a smile in the face of Caleb.
- Sarah brings some souvenirs from the sea,and they explain to her the daily tasks of the farm during her stay.
- After one month,she admits that while she misses the sea, she would miss them more if she left them.
- Isaac12
July 2018
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