← Patricia MacLachlanSkylarkby Patricia MacLachlanPrairie family faces hardship during drought and emotional strainFind 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→Caleb's Story→JourneyYoung girl confronts loss and memory during a cross-country car journey→Arthur, for the Very First TimeBoy discovers magic and family legacy during a summer with a mysterious great-uncle→