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"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. . . . From the first page, (readers) are caught by the spirit of the homeless, nameless waif . . . (who) gets the village midwife to take her in, names herself Alyce, and learns something about delivering babies. . . ".--ALA "Booklist", starred review. 1996 Newbery Medal Winner. "School Library Journal" Best Books of the Year, 1995. ABA Pick of the Lists, 1995. A 1996 ALA Notable Children's Book. A 1996 ALA Best Books for Young Adults.
 
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Come here Brat!

Date of Review:  Dec 6, 2000
Review: The Midwife's Apprentice, by Karen Cushman, is a wonderful tale of a small girl and her adventures while growing from a child into a young woman. It is easy to see why this book won the Newberry Medal.

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"Alyce. Not Brat or Dung Beetle"

Date of Review:  Jun 28, 2000
Review: An orphan girl of indeterminate age literally makes a name for herself in THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE, Karen Cushman's Newbery-winning second novel. Medieval England is the setting for this brief but very vivid story of the nameless child who is found...
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Good Young Adult Fiction

Date of Review:  Aug 1, 2000
Review: Karen Cushman won a Newbery Medal in 1996 for her second young adult novel, The Midwife's Apprentice. It is a short book with a clear message about confidence in oneself.

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Authors Karen Cushman
Fiction Genre Juvenile Fiction
Fiction Subgenre Unknown
Awards 1996 Newbery Medal

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  NAPRA ReView: "It is an object lesson in perseverance and common sense, inspiring, entertaining, and even educational."

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  Format: Hardcover - Prebinding
Publisher: Bt Bound (October 01, 1999)
Measurements: 7.5"(h) x 4.5"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.4 lbs.
ISBN: 9780613001854

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  When animal droppings and garbage and spoiled straw are piled up in a great heap, the rotting and moiling give forth heat. Usually no one gets close enough to notice because of the stench. But the girl noticed, and on that frosty night, burrowed deep into the warm, rotting mulch, heedless of the smell.
 
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Set in medieval England, this is the story of a homeless, orphaned girl named Brat whose life changes when she becomes an assistant to a midwife named Jane. Although the short-tempered Jane wants a mindless assistant, someone who will anticipate her needs and silently help her with her work, the observant Brat (whom Jane has renamed Beetle) begins to pick up the art of delivering babies. As Brat/Beetle gains confidence, she adopts an actual name--Alyce--and begins to dream of becoming a midwife herself. Thoroughly researched, THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE is full of realistic details about life in ...
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