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Summary: The Midwife's Apprentice
Review: This book by Karen Cushman is about a homeless girl called Beetle was named by the midewife called Jane. But later on, Beetle rename herself to be called Alyce. Since Alyce is a homeless girl, Jane saw Alyce and made her her apprentice. Alyce was bossed around and had been teased by others. Alyce had only doing chores around the house, but one time Jane had told her to do a bigger job. The job was to go and deliver a baby, but she fail. So she ran away and worked in another place. There are more to this story, if you want to know more then read this story. I think that Alyce is a pretty smart girl. Even though the village boys were teasing her, at least she doesn't have to live in the streets and can be kept warm. This book isn't really long, but it is a good one.
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Summary: Plot-driven but decent ride
Review: Cushman's Middle Ages tale of a mistreated young girl who learns that she has definite talents and that she needs to be sure to persevere is fairly standard children's literature with the twist of a historical setting. Alyce as the midwife's apprentice is likable enough; the midwife to which she is slave / apprentice is vaguely harsh yet makes a pivotal inspirational speech which Alyce overhears. The characters in general seem half-realized. We meet Will and I expected him to develop into a true companion of Alyce's but this never occurs; similarly, the scholar and the innkeeper are described once to flesh them out a bit but they are never developed further. The plot is similarly simple--definitely more than a quick / stupid plot, but it feels like it was lacking in the complexity and inventiveness that would make a truly memorable tale. Enjoyable nonetheless due to the setting and quick pace.
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Summary: Absoulutley Rousing!
Review: It was great! It is humourous too. You feel so much emotion for the main character, I sure that is what the author was aiming for. I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a good book, here it is!
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Summary: Good book for young kids
Review: This book is about a girl that lives on the street and doesn't have a home. She gets teased alot by other kids. Then one day she meets Jane the midwife, who needs a helper. So the young homeless girl finally had a home and a place to stay and keep warm. This book is a very good book for young readers. It has a good story behind it and you could really learn alot about caring for others if you read this book.
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Summary: The Midwife's Apprentice
Review: I tried reading this when I was 10, and when I got to the part about the cat and the eel, I stopped. But last year it was required, so I read it again. It was really good! I was suprised. After that initial scene, there is no violence. It's a good book, but it may be too realistic for younger kids. Karen Cushman is a really good writer, and her stuff gives you a really good sense of the time that each book is set.
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Summary: a librarian's choice
Review: Its set in medieval England and the main character is female - a little homeless girl called Dung Beetle. Her surroundings are vividly described. We follow her at a distance leaving behind the cold barns and smelly but warm dung heaps, the heartless adults and teasing peers, and find her settled on the floor, sheltered in the midwife's cottage. It is far from a warm cozy place but for Beetle it is home and helping the midwife becomes a job. This hungry young orphan who eventually gives herself a real name, grows and learns and becomes more than both she and the reader ever dreamed possible.
Children aged 11 and up will identify with the trials and tribulations of this waif.
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: Both my daughter and I loved this book. It is well written, captures your attention at every turn and the character has a very realistic voice. There are wonderful lessons about finding your way in the world and getting back up no matter what life throw you. I can't recommend this highly enough. I would recommend adults read this first and then read it with your child. It was set in the middle ages, and contains some intense scenes ( She is a midwife's apprentice after all). This book lingers with you long after reading it.
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Summary: The tale of a young woman discovering her own life
Review: One of my absolute favorites. Cushman provides both a beautifully capturing plot and equally encredible wording. Her style, cheery and bright, molds itself around the story of a young woman who goes from sleeping in dung piles to discovering where she belongs. Makes a history lesson into a touching tale.
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Summary: What a snore!
Review: This is an extremely tedious novel. it is about a girl who helps out a midwife but then goes and runs away to an inn. It is an elementary book. This is not interesting because all the girl wants to do is make a name for herself. You cannot relate to her at all because she doesn't do anything except chores and, well, midwifing. She doesn't think about anything else throughout the whole book and when you're done you can't believe you wasted your time on such a boring book! Sorry, Amazon, but this book is not worth your money. If you're just DYING to read it get it at a library.
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Summary: The Midwife's Apprentice
Review: I liked this book because it just tells about girl who is just about a nothing person and gets a life. She finds out who she is and what she wants. The girl who doesn't think well of herself and thinks she is a noacount will believe herself because she feels sorry for herself. The girl does this but is then pulled out of little world of sorrow and into realality. You may think a poor girl will never find who she is and will always amount to nothing, but in this book she does find herself and she does amount to something.
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