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What if you lost your mother the morning after she gave birth to your younger brother? Most of us have never had to endure such a tragedy, but for Anna Witting that wasn't the case. Written in first person narration, Anna describes the moment she would like to forget, "They had come for her in a wagon and taken her to be buried. And then the cousins and aunts and uncles had come and tried to fill up the house. But they couldn't." (MacLachlan, 1985, p.5) Set in the Great Plains when transportation consisted of horse and wagon, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of a family desperate for a mother's love and companionship. Jacob, the father, decides to advertise for a wife to fulfill his family's desires. Would Sarah stay on the Plains with the Wittings, or would she miss home too much? Would Sarah sing for Caleb, just as his mother used to do for Anna? Read to find out what happens in Sarah, Plain and Tall. It's sure to make your heart smile!
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