14. Skylark
Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3
Lexile measure: 470L
This sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall has the dramatic tension and character development that will satisfy devoted fans.
When Sarah came to the prairie, Anna and her brother Caleb worried that she would not stay and be their new mother. But Sarah fell in love with Caleb and Anna, and with their father, Jacob. Together they became a family. Jacob is a man of the land but for Sarah, the prairie isn't yet her home. So when a drought threatens to devastate their way of life, Jacob must save the farm.
But the children go back to the home Sarah knew first, Maine, where there is family and an ocean. But will they ever be a family again on the prairie?