Episode 147: Sarah, Plain and Tall
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan’s Sarah, Plain and Tall was published in 1985 and went on to win the Newbery Medal, the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, and the Golden Kite Award in 1986. And while it’s the shortest book that Alli has ever covered on SSR, it inspires no shortage of thoughtful conversation! Tune in to Episode 146 for conversations about historical revisionism, whiteness, erasure, beautiful writing, literary scapegoating, the complexities of memory, the dynamics of choice, mail order brides in the American West, Accelerated Reader, and more.
Olivia Cole is a writer from Louisville, Kentucky. She is the author of the new adult series Panther in the Hive and a young adult series, which includes A Conspiracy of Stars and An Anatomy of Beasts. Her essays have been published at Bitch Media, Real Simple, The L.A. Times, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Gay Mag, and others. Olivia’s next book — The Truth About White Lies — is out in March of 2022. Follow Olivia on Twitter (@RantingOwl) and Instagram (@rantingowl).
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CHECK OUT OLIVIA’S BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop: How to Decolonize the Creative Classroom by Felicia Rose Chavez
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
MORE READING:
“A Mutual Gift of Love: A Review of Sarah, Plain and Tall” (Lit by the Tree, 2015)
“Sarah, Plain and Tall author Patricia MacLachlan remains inspired by native Wyoming” (Casper Star Tribune, 2020)
“Book Review: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan” (Mother Daughter Book Club, 2010)
“Lessons from Sarah, Plain and Tall” (Tara Gilboy, 2018)
“What Children’s Literature Teaches Us About Money: Patricia MacLachlan’s Sarah, Plain and Tall” (The Billfold, 2016)
“Getting Personal On The Frontier: Mail-Order Brides” (History Net, 2015)
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