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Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan
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Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan is the author of many well-loved novels and picture books, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal; its sequels, Skylark and Caleb’s Story; Edward’s Eyes; The True Gift; Waiting for the Magic; and White Fur Flying. She lives in western Massachusetts.

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The True Gift will be released on October 01, 2013 in Trade Paperback
about 14 hours ago
White Fur Flying will be released on March 19, 2013 in Hardcover, eBook
Mar 19, 2013
White Fur Flying is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Mar 19, 2013
News:
The True Gift has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
News:
Waiting for the Magic has won an award
Feb 12, 2013
Excerpt:
Excerpt 1 from The True Gift
Oct 02, 2012
Waiting for the Magic will be released on September 18, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Sep 18, 2012
Waiting for the Magic is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 18, 2012
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Waiting for the Magic
Oct 16, 2011
Middle School Survival Kit is now available in
Oct 04, 2011
Middle School Survival Kit will be released on October 04, 2011 in
Oct 04, 2011
Waiting for the Magic will be released on September 13, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 13, 2011
Waiting for the Magic is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Sep 13, 2011
Your Moon, My Moon will be released on August 16, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 16, 2011
Your Moon, My Moon is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Aug 16, 2011
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Your Moon, My Moon
Jul 26, 2011

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School Library Journal, April 18, 2013
...The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Newbery Award winner Patricia MacLachlan, Caldecott winners Mordecai Gerstein and Jerry Pinkney, and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bryan Collier are among the...
Philadelphia Inquirer, April 17, 2013
...can see how much each parent appreciates each of the girls." The club's first book was Patricia MacLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall. Shanon remembers the mothers structuring those early meetings, asking questions and setting up a Jeopardy-style game to...
Appeal-Democrat.com, April 13, 2013
...written and illustrated, this powerful story cleverly conveys important life lessons on several accounts. "White Fur Flying" by Patricia MacLachlan, McElderry Books, 2013, 114 pages, $15.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 7 and older. Read yourself: age 8...
TheDay.com, April 7, 2013
...wise father patiently observes his son's actions and provides some very good advice. "White Fur Flying" by Patricia MacLachlan, McElderry Books, 2013, 114 pages, $15.99 hardcover Read aloud: age 7 and older Read yourself: age 8 and older Zoe's...
Reading Eagle, April 7, 2013
...written and illustrated, this powerful story cleverly conveys important life lessons on several accounts. "White Fur Flying" by Patricia MacLachlan, McElderry Books, 2013, 114 pages, $15.99 hardcover. Read aloud: age 7 and older. Read yourself: age 8...
PublishersWeekly.com, April 5, 2013
...the intent of the original author, Pasternack says. For example, when we did Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan, we decided to make the show more about Anna and Caleb, the young children, instead of their mail-order-bride stepmother. When...
EveningSun.com, March 24, 2013
...W. Musselman) "Have You Seen My New Blue Socks?" by Eve Bunting and "Nora's Chicks," by Patricia MacLachlan. (Perpetual Memorial - Ruth R. Parrott) "Cheetah Can't Lose," by Bob Shea. (Memorial - James Sennett) "Jerome," by Philip Ressner. (Memorial -...
EveningSun.com, March 22, 2013
...Singer. (Memorial - Mary Sullivan) Juvenile nonfiction "Bats: Biggest! Littlest!" by Sandra Markle and "Cat Talk," by Patricia MacLachlan. (Memorial - Mary Sullivan) Young adult fiction "Promises to Keep," by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes. (Perpetual...
MSN News, February 27, 2013
...and illustrator to create Sandy Hook tribute book "Snowflakes Fall" will be written by by Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan and her longtime friend and former Newtown, Conn., resident, Steven Kellogg. The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet...
MSN News, February 27, 2013
...and illustrator to create Sandy Hook tribute book "Snowflakes Fall" will be written by by Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan and her longtime friend and former Newtown, Conn., resident, Steven Kellogg. The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet...
MSN News, February 27, 2013
...and illustrator to create Sandy Hook tribute book "Snowflakes Fall" will be written by by Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan and her longtime friend and former Newtown, Conn., resident, Steven Kellogg. The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet...
MSN News, February 27, 2013
...and illustrator to create Sandy Hook tribute book "Snowflakes Fall" will be written by by Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan and her longtime friend and former Newtown, Conn., resident, Steven Kellogg. The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet...
MSN News, February 27, 2013
...and illustrator to create Sandy Hook tribute book "Snowflakes Fall" will be written by by Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan and her longtime friend and former Newtown, Conn., resident, Steven Kellogg. The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet...
MSN News, February 27, 2013
...and illustrator to create Sandy Hook tribute book "Snowflakes Fall" will be written by by Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan and her longtime friend and former Newtown, Conn., resident, Steven Kellogg. The Onion apologizes for offensive tweet...