The Midwife's Apprentice. Written by Karen Cushman. 128 pages. From BN.com:
Like Cushman's 1995 Newbery Honor Book, Catherine, Called Birdy, this novel is about a strong young woman in medieval England who finds her own way home. This is a world, like Chaucer's, that's . . . dangerous, primitive and raucous. From the first page you're caught by the spirit of the homeless, nameless waif, somewhere around 12 years old. She gets the village midwife to take her in, befriends a cat, names herself Alyce, and learns something about delivering babies. When she fails, she runs away, but she picks herself up again and returns to work and independence.I am pretty sure that this in the only book that I have read (so far this year) that has received any sort of award. But I was not super impressed:/ I thought I would like the book, based solely on the title. Some of the word usage was so foreign to me, and I had to re-read several passages to understand what the HECK was going on... Meh... Oh well:/
Book Count : 12
Page Count : 3572
