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Occupation
  
Writer

Role
  
Writer

Name
  
Patricia MacLachlan


Nationality
  
American

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Born
  
March 3, 1938 (age 86) Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA (
1938-03-03
)

Alma mater
  
University of Connecticut

Genre
  
Children's and young-adult novels, historical fiction

Spouse
  
Robert McLachlan (m. 1962)

Children
  
John MacLachlan, Jamie Maclachlan

Movies
  
Sarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End, Journey

Books
  
Sarah - Plain and Tall, Skylark, All the Places to Love, Edward's Eyes, Arthur - for the very first time

Similar People
  
Katherine Paterson, Sharon Creech, Glenn Jordan, Meindert DeJong, Quentin Blake

Notable awards
  
Newbery Medal 1986

Education
  
University of Connecticut

An interview with newbery medalist patricia maclachlan


Patricia "Patty" MacLachlan (born March 3, 1938) is an American children's writer, who is best known for the 1986 Newbery Medal-winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall which was later adapted as a TV movie starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken.

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She is a board member of the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.

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All the places to love by patricia maclachlan


Novels

Sarah, Plain and Tall series, of the Witting family
  • Sarah, Plain and Tall (April 1985) — winner of the 1986 Newbery Medal
  • Skylark (March 1994)
  • Caleb's Story (October 2001)
  • More Perfect Than the Moon (2004)
  • Grandfather's Dance (2009)
    • Other
  • Through Grandpa's Eyes (March 1980)
  • Mama One, Mama Two (1982)
  • Tomorrow's Wizard (1982)
  • Cassie Binegar (October 1982)
  • Seven Kisses in a Row (March 1983)
  • Unclaimed Treasures (July 1987)
  • Arthur, For the Very First Time (October 1987)
  • The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt (July 1988)
  • Journey (September 1991)
  • Three Names (September 1991)
  • Baby (October 1993)
  • All the Places to Love (May 1994)
  • What You Know First (September 1995)
  • The Sick Day (April 2001)
  • Edward's Eyes (August 2007)
  • True Gift: A Christmas Story (October 2009)
  • Before You Came (2011)
  • Cat Talk (2013) (Illustrated by Barry Moser)
  • The Iridescence of Birds: A Book About Henri Matisse (October 2014)
  • The Truth of Me (January 2015)

    • References

    Patricia MacLachlan Wikipedia
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