Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.

Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's p…

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