Author:Patricia MacLachlanGenre: Fiction
Awards: Newbery Medal Winner, Scott o'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children, Golden Kite Award for Fiction
Grade Level: 3rd - 5th
Anna, Caleb, and Papa, Jacob, had their mother unexpectedly stolen from them by Caleb's birth. Papa comes to the realization that he can no longer care for his farm and two children; so he sets out a ad for a wife. Papa gets this idea from a friend, and he breaks the news to Anna and Caleb when Sarah, a woman from Maine who lives by the sea, answers. Sarah and Jacob agree for Sarah to visit for a month to see how life would be. Anna secretly hopes for Sara to stay even though she misses her mother, and Caleb clings to Sarah the moment he lays her eyes on her. Sarah misses the see after a while, and returns home. Later that evening; Anna and Caleb's attitude perk up when they see Sarah coming from the distant; to stay for good.
This book is short, simple, and sweet. However, I would not use this book in my classroom since it is not age appropriate. This would be a great read for readers transitioning into lengthy and complex chapter books. Students could write about the different types of characters and emotions the characters go through at the beginning, middle, and end of the book.
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