birth_place awards nationality birth_date genre article_title name occupation alma_mater
cheyenne , wyoming , usa newbery medal 1986 american 3 march 1938 children 's and young-adult novels , historical fiction patricia maclachlan
 patricia maclachlan writer university of connecticut
patricia maclachlan

patricia `` patty '' maclachlan -lrb- born march 3 , 1938 -rrb- is an american children 's writer , who is best known for the 1986 newbery medal-winning novel `` sarah , plain and tall '' which was later adapted as a tv movie starring glenn close and christopher walken .
she is a board member of the national children 's book and literacy alliance , a national not-for-profit that actively advocates for literacy , literature , and libraries .
