More Perfect Than the Moon

Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn, looking out at Papa working the fields, and spying on Sarah feeding the goslings. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be. But change is inevitable, even on the prairie. Something new is expected and Sarah says it will be the perfect gift. Cassie isn't so sure. But just as life changes, people change too. And Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy. More Perfect than the Moon invites us back to the Witting family farm, visited in the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall, Skylark, and Caleb's Story. With her lyrical prose, Patricia MacLachlan writes about a family's boundless capacity for love. Patricia MacLachlan is the author of many beloved novels for young readers including: Arthur, For the Very First Time, winner of the Golden Kite Award for Fiction; The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt; and Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal, as well as its sequels, Skylark and Caleb's Story. She is also the author of picture books including Three Names, All the Places to Love, What You Know First, and Painting the Wind, which she coauthored with her daughter, Emily. Glenn Close has received five Oscar nominations, three TonyAwards (out of four nominations), one Emmy Award and three Grammy nominations. Her remarkably varied work includes the feature films The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, Fatal Attraction, and 101 Dalmatians. She also starred in the Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie Sarah, Plain and Tall and the Broadway musical Sunset Boulevard