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The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Cushman, Karen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) about?
'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. This is a world, like Chaucer's, that's . . . dangerous, primitive and raucous. From the first page you're caught by the spirit of the homeless, nameless waif, somewhere around 12 years old. She gets the village midwife to take her in, befriends a cat, names herself Alyce, and learns something about delivering babies. When she fails, she runs
Who reads The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Cushman, Karen
- Publisher
- New York : HarperTrophy
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780613001854
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (387 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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