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Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters <br> in a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval <br> English Village. To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, baarber-surgeon, <br> and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to be pious and learned, <br> and now destined to assist Red Peg the Bonesetter. To Matilda's dismay, her <br> work will not involve Latin or writing, but lighting the fire, going to <br> market, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Peg treat patients. <br> Appalled by her new surroundings, Matilda yearns for the days at the manor <br> when all she did was study and pray. Lonely and misunderstood, she seems <br> destined for a fate as tragic as that of any of the sharp-toungued saints <br> she turns to for advice.<br> <br> Filled with a witty dialogue, Matilda Bone is a compelling comic novel about <br> a girl who learns to see herself and others clearly, to laugh, and to live <br> contentedly in this world.<br> <br> <p>Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspec

Who reads Matilda Bone?

Author

Karen Cushman, Karen Cushman, Karen Cushman

Publisher

New York: Dell Yearling

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780440418221

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Medical

Rating

3.74 / 5 (2,760 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13