MacLachlan, Patricia

Contains two novels by Patricia MacLachlan, including "Baby," in which a baby left with a family at the end of the tourist season helps them come to terms with the death of their own infant son; and "Journey," in which two children, left by their mother with their grandparents, feel as if their past has been erased until Grandfather finds a way to restore it to them.

Although their homes are different, a grandmother in New England and her loving grandson in Africa share the same moon.

Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it. Jakes grandfather, Billy, hears the talk of birds, is eighty-eight years old, and is going to live forever. Even when Billy gets sick, Jake knows that everything will go on as always. But theres one thing Billy wants: to rebuild the sod house where he grew up. Can Jake give him this one special thing? From beloved author Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about what we do for the ones we love, and how the bonds that hold us together also allow us to let each other go.

Emily's father takes care of everything the day she has a "stomach ache in her head.".

The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Caleb forces Jacob to deal with his past.

The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.

When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.