Skylark

Name: Skylark
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN: 9780061800146

Author: Patricia MacLachlan

Series: Sarah, Plain and Tall #2

Narrator: Glenn Close

Unabridged: 1 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 11/18/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Lifestyles, Beginner Readers, Classic Children's Stories

Synopsis

The second book in the series that began with the Newbery Medal–winning Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan.My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first.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?

About Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.

About Glenn Close

Glenn Close starred in the Emmy-nominated Hallmark Hall of Fame version of Sarah, Plain and Tall. An Academy Award nominee, Ms. Close has distinguished herself in such critically acclaimed films as The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction, and Dangerous Liaisons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on January 30, 2018

This is a nice sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall. I think this book brings out my own biases. I dream of living in the Northeast and Sarah is from Maine. There is a draught on the plains so fierce that everything is burning up and there is no water. Sarah takes the kids to Maine while Papa stays to ca......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on October 02, 2020

4.25-4.5 stars If it’s even possible, I enjoyed this sequel more than the first book and that was a really nice book too. It made my heart pound living through this dry spell they loved through. There was nothing anyone could do during this time except live as best they can. Seeing the differences be......more

Goodreads review by Orinoco Womble (tidy bag and all) on January 01, 2016

We have a proverb in Spain that says, "Second parts are never as good." I'm afraid that is true in this case. I loved Sarah, Plain and Tall, but Skylark is a letdown. After the luminous homelike comfort of the first book, this was choppy, angry and bleah; less "after the honeymoon" and more "the mor......more

Goodreads review by Heather on February 05, 2013

This book is the sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall. In this follow-up story, the Witting family experiences a terrible drought, and Sarah is forced to take Anna and Caleb to visit her family in Maine until rain comes on the prairie again. Another understated, yet beautiful historical tale for children......more

Goodreads review by Margot on November 24, 2019

I first came across the stories thanks to Hallmark. I enjoy the movies. they keep the poetic, lovely language that I love in the stories. I like Skylark as one of best parts because it is an important part for Sarah. To feel at home, feel where she belongs . I loved how the writer developed it. To m......more