For years, this author had the idea for a story about a friend of her mother's. When her mother developed Alzheimer's, the author decided it was time to preserve a memory for her mom and write the book about a mail-order bride and two children. The 1985 book won the Newbery Medal and is sometimes called the great American children's novel of the '80's. The writer died this week at the age of 84. The author is Patricia MacLachlan, and her book is Sarah, Plain and Tall.
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