← Patricia MacLachlanArthur, for the Very First Timeby Patricia MacLachlanBoy discovers magic and family legacy during a summer with a mysterious great-uncleFind on Amazon↗About the authorPatricia MacLachlanPatricia MacLachlan was an American author who won the Newbery Medal for Sarah, Plain and Tall. Her spare, lyrical prose style made her novels accessible to even the youngest chapter book readers.More by Patricia MacLachlanSarah, Plain and TallWoman leaves Maine coast to marry widowed prairie farmer→SkylarkPrairie family faces hardship during drought and emotional strain→Caleb's Story→JourneyYoung girl confronts loss and memory during a cross-country car journey→