Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown. Fires swept across the fields and coyotes came to the well in search of water. So Sarah took Anna and Caleb back east, where they would be safe. Papa stayed behind. He would not leave his land.
Maine was beautiful, but Anna missed home, and Papa. And as the weeks went by, she began to wonder what would happen if the rains never came. Would she and Caleb and Sarah and Papa ever be a family again?
Anna continues to be the lead storyteller in this sequel to SARAH, PLAIN AND TALL, and Glenn Close carries through with her expert performance. Staying true to the characters developed in the first story, this is a seamless extension of the saga. As the story unfolds, a drought threatens the family and the farm. Caleb becomes a stronger voice, and a well-done cast of new characters make their entrance into the tale. Close carries the listener off into Sarah's world where she meets problems head-on. The emotions, tension, and drama are all enhanced by this exquisite narration. Adults and children alike will easily fall in love with this audiobook, its prequel and sequel. D.L.M. (c) AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
About the Author
Patricia MacLachlan is the bestselling author of beloved books for young readers, including Arthur, For the Very First Time, winner of the Golden Kite Award for fiction; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; and Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal, as well as its sequels, Skylark, Caleb's Story, and More Perfect Than the Moon. Her picture books include Who Loves Me?, Three Names, What You Know First, and All the Places to Love and Bittle, Painting the Wind, and Once I Ate a Pie, which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily. She lives with her husband in Williamsburg, Massachusetts.
