Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan is the story of Sarah Wheaton, who travels from Maine to the prairie in response to a family’s advertisement for a wife and mother. This simple tale of belonging and family will inspire readers of all ages.
"What's that? There, written at the bottom of the letter."
COARSE
(adj.) having a sharply strong taste or smell"The grasses flattened. There was a hiss of wind, a sudden pungent smell. Our faces looked yellow in the strange light."