Patricia MacLachlan | |
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Born | Patricia Marie Pritzkau March 3, 1938 Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 2022 Williamsburg, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 84)
Occupation | Writer |
Alma mater | University of Connecticut |
Genre | Children's and young-adult novels, historical fiction |
Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1986 |
Patricia Marie MacLachlan (née Pritzkau; March 3, 1938 – March 31, 2022) was an American children's writer. She was noted for her novel Sarah, Plain and Tall, which won the 1986 Newbery Medal.