Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA on March 3rd, 1938 and passed away at the age of 84 on March 31st, 2022.

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Patricia MacLachlan Stats: The highest rated book by Patricia MacLachlan on Book Notification is Sarah, Plain and Tall, the first novel in the Sarah, Plain and Tall series. The second-highest rated book is My Father’s Words, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Patricia MacLachlan on Book Notification is Sarah, Plain and Tall, the first novel in the Sarah, Plain and Tall series. The second most read book is Snowflakes Fall, a Picture Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Patricia MacLachlan books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Barkus Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Barkus
2017
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2
Barkus Dog Dreams
2018
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3
The Most Fun
2021
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List of Boxcar Children Mysteries Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Boxcar Children Beginning: The Aldens of Fair Meadow Farm
2012
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List of Sarah, Plain and Tall Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8.4
Sarah, Plain and Tall
1985
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2
8
Skylark
1994
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3
7
Caleb's Story
2000
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4
6
More Perfect Than The Moon
2004
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5
8
Grandfather's Dance
2006
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List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Cassie Binegar
1980
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2
8
Arthur, for the Very First Time
1980
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3
6
Tomorrow's Wizard
1982
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4
Seven Kisses in a Row
1983
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5
Unclaimed Treasures
1984
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6
8
The Facts And Fictions Of Minna Pratt
1988
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7
Journey
1991
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8
8
Baby
1993
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9
Edward's Eyes
2007
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10
8
The True Gift
2009
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11
6
Word After Word After Word
2010
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12
6
Waiting for the Magic
2011
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13
Kindred Souls
2012
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14
8
White Fur Flying
2013
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15
8
Prairie Days
2013
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16
The Truth of Me
2013
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17
Fly Away
2014
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18
8
The Poet's Dog
2016
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19
Just Dance
2017
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20
10
My Father’s Words
2018
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21
6
Dream Within a Dream
2019
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22
A Secret Shared
2021
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23
6
My Life Begins!
2022
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
10
Wondrous Rex
2020
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2
8
Snow Horses
2022
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
The Sick Day
1979
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2
Moon, Stars, Frogs, and Friends
1980
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3
Mama One, Mama Two
1982
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4
Three Names
1991
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5
All the Places to Love
1994
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6
Painting the Wind
2003
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7
Bittle
2004
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8
Who Loves Me?
2005
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9
Once I Ate a Pie
2006
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10
Fiona Loves the Night
2007
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11
I Didn't Do It
2010
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12
Before You Came
2011
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13
Your Moon, My Moon
2011
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14
Lala Salama
2011
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15
Nora's Chicks
2013
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16
10
Snowflakes Fall
2013
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17
4
Cat Talk
2013
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18
You Were the First
2013
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19
8
The Iridescence of Birds
2014
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20
The Moon's Almost Here
2016
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21
Someone Like Me
2017
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22
Barkus
2017
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23
Little Robot Alone
2018
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24
Barkus Dog Dreams
2018
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25
Chicken Talk
2019
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26
The Hundred-Year Barn
2019
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27
My Friend Earth
2020
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28
When Grandfather Flew
2021
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29
My Poet
2022
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List of Trophy Picture Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Story Of Valentine's Day (By: Clyde Robert Bulla)
1965
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2
The Folks in the Valley (By: Stefano Vitale, Jim Aylesworth)
1970
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3
What You Know First
1970
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4
How Little Porcupine Played Christmas (By: Joseph Slate)
1982
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5
The Gunnywolf (By: A. Delaney)
1988
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6
Cats Sleep Anywhere (By: Eleanor Farjeon)
1989
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7
Good Books, Good Times! (By: Lee Bennett Hopkins)
1990
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8
Sierra (By: Diane Siebert)
1991
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9
Doctor De Soto Goes to Africa (By: William Steig)
1992
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10
Sing to the Sun (By: Ashley Bryan)
1992
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11
Radio Man/Don Radio (By: Arthur Dorros)
1993
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12
The Korean Cinderella (By: Shirley Climo)
1993
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13
My Visit to the Aquarium (By: Aliki)
1993
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14
Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (By: Joyce Carol Thomas)
1993
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15
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (By: Aliki)
1994
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16
Good Rhymes, Good Times (By: Lee Bennett Hopkins)
1995
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17
The Story of Christmas (By: Barbara Cooney)
1995
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18
Buz (By: Richard Egielski)
1995
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19
Just My Dad and Me (By: Leah Komaiko)
1995
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20
Now I Will Never Leave the Dinner Table (By: Patricia Marx, Jane Read Martin)
1996
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21
Wild and Woolly Mammoths (By: Aliki)
1996
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22
Market Day (By: Eve Bunting)
1996
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23
Going Home (By: Eve Bunting)
1996
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24
The Story of Kwanzaa (By: Donna L. Washington)
1996
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25
The Story of Passover (By: Norma Simon)
1997
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26
For the Love of the Game (By: Eloise Greenfield)
1997
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27
Detective Donut and the Wild Goose Chase (By: Bruce Whatley, Rosie Smith)
1997
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28
Moonstick (By: Eve Bunting)
1997
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29
Show & Tell Day (By: Anne Rockwell)
1997
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30
Inch by Inch (By: David Mallett)
1997
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31
The Story of Easter (By: Andrew Langley)
1998
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32
I Have Heard of a Land (By: Joyce Carol Thomas)
1998
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33
Muscles (By: Seymour Simon)
1998
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34
William Shakespeare And The Globe (By: Aliki)
1999
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35
Grandpa's Teeth (By: Rod Clement)
1999
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36
My Visit To The Zoo (By: Aliki)
1999
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37
Thanksgiving Day (By: Anne Rockwell)
1999
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38
The Irish Cinderlad (By: Shirley Climo)
2000
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39
Art Dog (By: Thacher Hurd)
2004
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40
8
The Toy Brother (By: William Steig)
2016
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41
8
The Seashore Book (By: Charlotte Zolotow)
2017
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42
You're Just What I Need (By: Ruth Krauss)
2019
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List of Reading Rainbow Books in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Over the River and Through the Wood (By: Lydia Maria Francis Child)
1844
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2
Through Grandpa's Eyes
1971
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3
My Puppy Is Born (By: Joanna Cole)
1973
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4
I Have a Sister--My Sister Is Deaf (By: Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson)
1977
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5
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (By: Eloise Greenfield)
1978
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6
Eats (By: Arnold Adoff)
1979
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7
Mummies Made in Egypt (By: Aliki)
1979
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8
"Could Be Worse!" (By: James Stevenson)
1979
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9
Hot-Air Henry (By: Mary Calhoun)
1981
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10
6
Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe (By: Vera B. Williams)
1981
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11
Just Us Women (By: Jeannette Franklin Caines)
1982
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12
The Philharmonic Gets Dressed (By: Karla Kuskin)
1982
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13
A Medieval Feast (By: Aliki)
1983
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14
Truck Song (By: Diane Siebert)
1984
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15
Dabble Duck (By: Anne Leo Ellis)
1984
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16
George Shrinks ( By: William Joyce)
1985
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17
A Three Hat Day (By: Laura Geringer)
1985
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18
Maps and Globes (By: Jack Knowlton)
1985
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19
The Paper Crane (By: Molly Bang)
1985
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20
Lights! Camera! Action!: How a Movie Is Made (By: Gail Gibbons)
1985
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21
How a Book Is Made (By: Aliki)
1986
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22
I Like the Music (By: Leah Komaiko)
1987
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23
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (By: John Steptoe)
1987
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24
Bugs (By: Nancy Winslow Parker)
1987
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25
10
An Enchanted Hair Tale (By: Alexis De Veaux)
1987
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26
Sunken Treasure (By: Gail Gibbons)
1988
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27
Storms (By: Seymour Simon)
1989
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28
10
Galimoto (By: Karen Lynn Williams)
1990
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29
How Many Stars in the Sky? (By: Lenny Hort)
1991
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30
Water, Water Everywhere (By: Cynthia Overbeck Bix, Mark Rauzon)
1994
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List of Patricia MacLachlan Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
8
Dragons & Dreams
1986
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2
It's Fine to Be Nine
2000
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3
It's Heaven to Be Seven
2000
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4
It's Great to Be Eight
2000
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5
Fire and Wings: Dragon Tales from East and West
2002
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6
Acting Out
2008
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Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan was born on March 3rd, 1938. Patricia passed away March 31st, 2022 at 84 years old. Patricia MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.

Patricia MacLachlan was the author of the Patricia MacLachlan Picture Books series which consists of 29 novels. The Patricia MacLachlan Picture Books series started in 1979 with the novel The Sick Day. The most recently released novel in the Patricia MacLachlan Picture Books series was My Poet which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming novels for the Patricia MacLachlan Picture Books series.

Patricia MacLachlan: Awards & Accolades

MacLachlan's book, Sarah, Plain and Tall won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1986.

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  3. Nora Roberts, author of the Chronicles of The One Series.
  4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
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Patricia MacLachlan: F.A.Q

When was Patricia MacLachlan Born?

Patricia MacLachlan was born on March 3rd, 1938.

When did Patricia MacLachlan die?

Patricia MacLachlan died on March 31st, 2022 at 84 years old.

Where was Patricia MacLachlan Born?

Patricia MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA.

What book awards has Patricia MacLachlan won?

MacLachlan's book, Sarah, Plain and Tall won the award John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1986.

What was the first book Patricia MacLachlan wrote?

The first book written by Patricia MacLachlan was What You Know First, published in 1970.

What was the most recent book Patricia MacLachlan wrote?

Her most recently released work was Snow Horses (a short story) on November 8th, 2022.

How many books has Patricia MacLachlan written?

Patricia MacLachlan has written 63 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
  • 3 books in the Barkus Series
  • 1 book in the Boxcar Children Mysteries Series
  • 5 books in the Sarah, Plain and Tall Series
  • 23 Standalone Novels
  • 2 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 29 Picture Books
  • 1 book in the Trophy Picture Books Series
  • 1 book in the Reading Rainbow Series

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