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The Midwife's Apprentice - Community Reviews back

by Karen Cushman, Trina Schart Hyman
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YA Fanatic
YA Fanatic rated it 9 years ago
The Midwife's Apprentice is a very short and quick read, yet boring and fairly repetitive. I can't say I really enjoyed anything about this Newberry award winning book and I really find it hard to believe this is the best book in 1995. A young girl only remember's ever living on the streets, stee...
Bashara Likes Books
Bashara Likes Books rated it 11 years ago
I liked a lot about this book. The historical details are really fabulous. This is a rare piece of youth historical fiction that doesn’t feel at all anachronistic. The protagonist’s journey feels very authentic. She starts in the dung heap and, while she does come up a bit in the world, her rise...
Lost in a Book
Lost in a Book rated it 12 years ago
1996 Newbery Medal winner. Nice message about the value of perseverance, but awfully lean overall.
xreactivity
xreactivity rated it 12 years ago
1996 Newbery Medal winner. Nice message about the value of perseverance, but awfully lean overall.
Sash from Sash & Em
Sash from Sash & Em rated it 13 years ago
Another childhood favorite.
Reading Robyn
Reading Robyn rated it 13 years ago
I was assigned The Midwife's Apprentice for an English course forever ago. However, to my surprise, I still remember this book and how much I enjoyed it despite how much of a reluctant reader I was at the time. Historical fiction has never been my cup of tea if only for the fact that the genre can ...
vnorthw
vnorthw rated it 14 years ago
One of my favorite childhood books. :)
The Cheap Reader
The Cheap Reader rated it 14 years ago
Good story but it didn't catch me.
mollysmommyreads
mollysmommyreads rated it 16 years ago
A very well written children's book. Enjoyable.
Christina Katerina
Christina Katerina rated it 17 years ago
This is a nice read but doesn't have the texture or the heart of Catherine Called Birdy. But it is a poignant and lovely little book.
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