Cushman, Karen. The Midwife's Apprentice. New York: HarperCollins, 1996. 128 pages $6.99 ISBN 9780064406307
Plot Summary: Alyce was found by the midwife in a dung heap and taken in as her apprentice. She tries very hard to be a good apprentice but feels as those she continually fails. One failed birth sends her running only to find out that the midwife wasn't disappointed that she failed, just disappointed she gave up.
Critical Evaluation: This is a very interesting medieval based book. It made me want to be a midwife for quite a while.
Reader's Annotation: Alyce tries very hard to be a great midwife assistant but lets one failure ruin her chances to learn more.
Author Bio: Karen Cushman is the author of several historical fiction novels for tweens. She grew up in Los Angeles, CA but currently lives in Vashar Island, WA with her husband Phil. Karen studied Greek and English at Stanford University, and later earned master's degrees in both human behavior and museum studies.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Curriculum Ties: A good tie in for a medieval history unit.
Booktalking Ideas: Talk about the differences in medicine in the medieval era and now.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 8-14
Challenges: None.
Reason for including: Karen Cushman is one of my favorite tween authors and The Midwife's Apprentice was one of my favorites.
Plot Summary: Alyce was found by the midwife in a dung heap and taken in as her apprentice. She tries very hard to be a good apprentice but feels as those she continually fails. One failed birth sends her running only to find out that the midwife wasn't disappointed that she failed, just disappointed she gave up.
Critical Evaluation: This is a very interesting medieval based book. It made me want to be a midwife for quite a while.
Reader's Annotation: Alyce tries very hard to be a great midwife assistant but lets one failure ruin her chances to learn more.
Author Bio: Karen Cushman is the author of several historical fiction novels for tweens. She grew up in Los Angeles, CA but currently lives in Vashar Island, WA with her husband Phil. Karen studied Greek and English at Stanford University, and later earned master's degrees in both human behavior and museum studies.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Curriculum Ties: A good tie in for a medieval history unit.
Booktalking Ideas: Talk about the differences in medicine in the medieval era and now.
Reading Level/Interest Age: Ages 8-14
Challenges: None.
Reason for including: Karen Cushman is one of my favorite tween authors and The Midwife's Apprentice was one of my favorites.
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