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Grandfather's Dance
By MacLachlan, Patricia
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06027-560-0 978-0-06027-561-7
- Publisher
- Cotler HarperCollins
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
Gr 3-6 This conclusion of the Sarah, Plain and Tall stories gathers the whole cast of characters for a prairie wedding. Changes in the family are reflected in the changing times; Papa goes to town to buy a car to transport his guests. Fourth-grade Cassie narrates the tale of welcoming the relatives and preparing the celebration for her sister, Anna. But her focus isnt on the bride and groom. Partly, she ponders why people...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
"The world smelled of roses," observes Cassie after her sister Anna's prairie wedding; but things may be a little too rosy in this fifth and final book about the Witting family, first introduced in Sarah, Plain and Tall. The sentimentality that MacLachlan barely kept contained in previous volumes here overflows, especially in her characterizations of C...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
