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Author:

Cushman, Karen, author.

Title:

The midwife's apprentice / by Karen Cushman.

Publisher:

Clarion Booksan imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

ix, 122 pages ; 20 cm

Subject:

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.
Middle Ages--Fiction.
Midwives--Fiction.
Moyen Âge--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Sages-femmes--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Filles sans-abri--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Civilisation médiévale--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Quatorzième siècle--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Villages--Angleterre--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Conscience de soi--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Filles--Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1328631125
9781328631121

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1433024481

Locations:

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)