The midwife's apprentice /
Cushman, Karen,
The midwife's apprentice / by Karen Cushman. - ix, 122 pages ; 20 cm
Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1995. Includes a new introduction by Newbery medalist Lois Lowry.
The dung heap -- The cat -- The midwife -- The miller's wife -- The merchant -- The naming -- The devil -- The twins -- The bailiff's wife's baby -- The boy -- The leaving -- The inn -- Visitors -- The manor -- Edward -- The baby -- The midwife's apprentice.
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife and, in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she wants most: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in the world.
Newbery Medal, 1996.
9781328631121 1328631125 9780064406307 006440630X 0395692296 9780395692295 9780547722177 0547722176
2019299922
Middle Ages--Juvenile fiction.
Midwives--Juvenile fiction.
Homeless girls--Juvenile fiction.
Civilization, Medieval--Juvenile fiction.
Fourteenth century--Juvenile fiction.
Villages--England--Juvenile fiction.
Self-consciousness (Awareness)--Juvenile fiction.
Girls--Juvenile fiction.
Childbirth--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
The midwife's apprentice / by Karen Cushman. - ix, 122 pages ; 20 cm
Originally published in hardcover in the United States by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1995. Includes a new introduction by Newbery medalist Lois Lowry.
The dung heap -- The cat -- The midwife -- The miller's wife -- The merchant -- The naming -- The devil -- The twins -- The bailiff's wife's baby -- The boy -- The leaving -- The inn -- Visitors -- The manor -- Edward -- The baby -- The midwife's apprentice.
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife and, in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she wants most: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in the world.
Newbery Medal, 1996.
9781328631121 1328631125 9780064406307 006440630X 0395692296 9780395692295 9780547722177 0547722176
2019299922
Middle Ages--Juvenile fiction.
Midwives--Juvenile fiction.
Homeless girls--Juvenile fiction.
Civilization, Medieval--Juvenile fiction.
Fourteenth century--Juvenile fiction.
Villages--England--Juvenile fiction.
Self-consciousness (Awareness)--Juvenile fiction.
Girls--Juvenile fiction.
Childbirth--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.