Author: Karen Cushman
Karen Cushman has a habit of writing books that can really draw in young girls. Whether or not this is her goal (to get girls into reading) or not, she does a wonderful job of it.
Her stories are often have young people finding out who they are, and the woman really does her research and applies it in such a way that it is easy for a younger reader to understand. I highly recommend her as an author to look into.
The midwife's apprentice follows the story of a young peasant girl who has never known home nor family. She has known, however, what is necessary to survive. She shows this when she enlists herself as help to a village midwife who is a formidable woman. Soon she starts coming to the realization that she is a person, and that she too deserves to be thought of as such; finding herself a name, some friends, and the fortitude to stand on her own two feet against the world.
This is a very short story at 112 pages (in a small sized book) and an easy read. It has no "hero" and no "villain" but peeks into the girls mind in a year of her life. A time of great change.
I highly recommend this book to children capable of reading chapter books and beyond.
This is one that I might get a copy of if I don't already have one, and one that I may do fanart of in the future.
ISBN: 0-395-69229-6
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