Weekly Update for October 22-26

  Sarah, Plain and Tall is the story of a loving family that has experienced a great loss. Anna, the narrator, is about twelve years old. Her brother, Caleb, is several years younger. The two children live on the prairie with their father, Jacob, and their two dogs, Nick and Lottie. Anna and Caleb’s mother is not present because she died as a result of giving birth to Caleb.     Sarah, Plain and Tall is a children's book written by Patricia MacLachlan, and the winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal and the 1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the 1986 Golden Kite Award.