My Life Begins!

Name: My Life Begins!
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
ISBN: 9780063116054

Author: Patricia MacLachlan

Narrator: Jacob McNatt

Unabridged: 1 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 08/02/2022

Categories: Children's Fiction, Science Fiction Stories

Synopsis

From the celebrated author of Sarah, Plain and Tall, Patricia MacLachlan, comes another humorous and poignant early middle grade novel. My Life Begins! explores how life begins for Jacob when his triplet sisters are born, and how siblings get to know each other as time, and love, evolve.Jacob is nine years old when his life changes.He wants a litter of puppies. But instead his parents have a different surprise. Jacob will be an older brother soon. And there won’t be only one new baby. There will be three! When the triplets are born, Jacob thinks puppies are cuter. The babies look identical to him and he gives them a name: “the Trips.”For a school science project, Jacob decides to study the Trips. It feels like magic as they begin to smile, talk, and grow. Slowly, he gets to know each of them. They call his mother “Mama” and his father “Da.” But what will they call him? One day, one of the Trips calls him “Jay.”As each of the triplets become unique and more special with each day, Jacob starts to wonder if “the Trips” is still a good name for them. They aren’t puppies, or a bunch of bananas, and they aren’t just “the Trips” anymore. What should he call them that will show what they mean to him? Can he figure out their “forever name?” And will he ever get a puppy?

About Patricia MacLachlan

Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. She was also the author of many beloved picture books, a number of which she cowrote with her daughter, Emily.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Melanie on July 24, 2022

In what is likely the last Patricia MacLachlan book ever, Jacob does a year long research project with his newly arrived triplet sisters (The Trips) as his topic. Told in simple prose with Jacob’s short poems interspersed, younger elementary readers will feel the family’s love for each other and see......more

Goodreads review by Josiah on September 13, 2024

Patricia MacLachlan passed away at age eighty-four in 2022, the year My Life Begins! was released, but what a legacy of gentle, unassuming literature she left. From Grandfather's Dance to Edward's Eyes, Journey to Snowflakes Fall, she authored some all-time favorites. My Life Begins! is the story o......more

Goodreads review by Becky on August 12, 2022

First sentence: I am nine year old when my life begins. Premise/plot: Jacob, the protagonist, really wants a litter of puppies, OR, at the very least a single dog (or puppy). But alas, it is not to be. Instead, the family will be adding TRIPLETS. Jacob makes "the trips" (his special name for his sibl......more

Goodreads review by Alex on August 09, 2022

Jacob, 9, is an only child, and while he thinks his picture hanging on the living room wall by itself looks lonely, he's pretty sure that loneliness could be cured with a litter of puppies. Instead, he is reminded that soon there will be new babies in the house - three little ones named Charlotte ca......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on July 23, 2022

EARC provided by Edelweiss Plus This sweet story follows the changes in Jacob’s family after the birth of triplets. It’s a sweet story about adjusting to change, and it’s also bittersweet knowing that this is probably the final book from this prolific author.......more