The Midwife's Apprentice
by:
Karen Cushman (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780606096126 (0606096124)
Publish date: September 30th 1996
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Pages no: 118
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Classics,
Novels,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
Medieval
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...
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...
1996 Newbery Medal winner. Nice message about the value of perseverance, but awfully lean overall.
1996 Newbery Medal winner. Nice message about the value of perseverance, but awfully lean overall.
Another childhood favorite.
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