Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
Year Published 1985
Word Count 8,377
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 650L
- ATOS Reading Level: 3.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 137, 1 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Stepmothers--Fiction
- Witting family (Fictitious characters)--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Blended Families
- Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical | General
- Frontier and pioneer life--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Classics
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Patricia MacLachlan about Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Patricia MacLachlan
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Historical Fiction Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Sarah Plain and Tall Readers Theatre from Teachers.net
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Awards & Distinctions 4

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2025
Winner, 1986

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2025
Fiction Winner, 1986

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2025
Winner, 1986

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
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