The American children’s writer and medal-winning novelist, Patricia MacLachlan, has passed on at 84, on March 31 in her home in Williamsburg according to her son John MacLachlan.
Patricia MacLachlan received the Newbery Medal for her novel series “Sarah, Plain, and Tall” in 1986.
She was a board member of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, a national not-for-profit organization that advocates for literacy, literature, and libraries.
Patricia MacLachlan was born on March 3, 1938, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States.
She attended the University of Connecticut and began her writing career started when she was 35-year-old.
Patricia MacLachlan’s genre of writing was children’s and young-adult novels and historical fiction and authored more than 60 children’s books.
Some of her books include Skylark in 1994, Caleb Story in 2002, More Perfect Than the Moon in 2004, and Grandfather’s Dance in 2009 among many others.
Did Patricia MacLachlan has a daughter?
Yes, Patricia MacLachlan had a daughter called Emily MacLachlan Charest whom she collaborated to create several picture books for her novels.
Patricia MacLachlan was married to her husband Robert MacLachlan in 1962.
Who are Patricia MacLachlan’s sons?
She also had two sons are John MacLachlan and Jamie MacLachlan.
