Sarah, plain and tall

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Summary

"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall." A heartwarming story about two children, Anna and Caleb, whose lives are changed forever when their widowed papa advertises for a mail-order bride. Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton from Maine answers the ad and agrees to come for a month. Sarah brings gifts from the sea, a cat named Seal, and singing and laughter to the quiet house. But will she like it enough to stay? Anna and Caleb wait and wonder -- and hope ...

Published Reviews

Booklist Review: "Gr. 3^-5. Two children experience apprehension and joy at the possibility of having a new mother when their father invites a mail-order bride to their prairie home."
From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

Additional Information

Subjects	Witting family (Fictitious characters) Juvenile fiction Stepmothers Juvenile fiction Frontier and pioneer life Juvenile fiction Stepmothers Fiction Frontier and pioneer life Fiction Classic Literature Juvenile Literature Juvenile Fiction Audiobooks.
Publisher	New York :HarperCollins,2008 Katherine Tegen Books2008
Contributors	Close, Glenn, 1947- OverDrive, Inc.
Participants/Performers	Read by Glenn Close.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: OverDrive WMA Audiobook Format: OverDrive MP3 Audiobook Requires OverDrive Media Console 1.0 / 1.0 (Windows Mobile) or OverDrive Media Console 3.0 (Windows) / 1.0 (Mac) / 1.0 (Windows Mobile)
Description	1 audio file : digital
ISBN	9780061802157 9780061802157
Other	Classic View