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Baby Paperback - 1995

by Patricia MacLachlan

A heartwarming story by the author of Sarah, Plain and Tall. Twelve-year-old Larkin discovers a baby in a basket by her family's house and a note which says the baby's name is Sophie and that her mother will come back for her one day. Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home and come to love her as their own, all the while knowing that Sophie's mother will one day take her from them.


First line

In the evenings my father danced.

From the jacket flap

Larkin's family welcomes Sophie into their home, caring for her and teaching her games and new words. They come to love this baby as their own, all the while knowing that eventually Sophie's mother will return one day to take her from them.

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  • Title Baby
  • Author Patricia MacLachlan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 160
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Yearling Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Date August 1, 1995
  • ISBN 9780440411451 / 0440411459
  • Weight 0.26 lbs (0.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.12 x 0.43 in (19.81 x 13.00 x 1.09 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 670
  • Themes
    • Topical: Death/Dying
  • Library of Congress subjects Babies, Abandoned children
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 93022117
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 09/11/1995, Page 0

About the author

Patricia Maclachlan, the author of numerous picture books and novels for children, is best known for her Newbery Medal-winning novel Sarah, Plain and Tall. Her other works include Journey, Baby, Waiting for the Magic, and Kindred Souls. Born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, she attended the University of Connecticut and now lives in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, with her husband.
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