Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan
As their potential stepmother tries out her new role, Anna and her younger brother... read more
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- Grade
- 1-5
- 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, 1.0 AR Points
- 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
- Lists With This Book
- ELA Text Exemplars, 2-3
- Wonders Trade Books, Grade 3
- Units of Study, Grade 4
- Journeys, Grade 3
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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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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 8
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Reading Guide from Scholastic
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Writing Activity from Achieve the Core
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Lesson Plan from HarperCollins
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Lesson Plan from Reading to Kids
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Lesson Plan from Ohio Literacy Resource Center
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Lesson Plan from UNC - Chapel Hill - School of Education
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Vocabulary Lists 1

Word lists, definitions, and example sentences
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Scott O'Dell Award, 1984-2022
Winner, 1986

John Newbery Medal, 1922-2022
Winner, 1986

Golden Kite Awards, 1974-2022
Fiction Winner, 1986

CCBC Choices
Selection, 1985
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