HistoricalSarah, Plain and TallPatricia MacLachlan
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan · HarperCollins · 1985
A widowed prairie farmer advertises for a wife, and Sarah comes from Maine to a family aching for a mother.
- Age range
- Ages 7–11
- Category
- Historical
- ISBN
- 978-105358024
85Christian
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Content ratings
0 means absent, 5 means heavy and central.
Magic0/5
Violence0/5
Language0/5
Romance2/5
Sexual Content0/5
Scary Content1/5
Parent notes
Courtship is chaste and quiet. Gentle sadness over the mother's death.
Discussion questions
- 1What did Sarah, Plain and Tall show you about how God made people?
- 2Which character acted most like Jesus, and how?
- 3Was there a moment where someone made a wrong choice? What would have been better?
- 4What in this story do you want to remember this week?
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