| Description |
122 pages ; 19 cm |
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age Age: Preteens lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: Middle school students lcdgt |
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edu Educational level: School children lcdgt |
| Summary |
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world. 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 away, but she picks herself up again and returns to work and independence. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 6.0 3.0. |
| Awards |
American Library Association Notable Children's Book 1996 |
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Newbery Medal, 1996. |
| Audience |
Middle school. |
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1150L Lexile. |
| Contents |
The dung heap -- The cat -- The midwife -- The Miller's wife -- The merchant -- The naming -- The devil -- The twins -- The Bailiff's wife's baby -- The boy -- The leaving -- The inn -- Visitors -- The manor -- Edward -- The baby -- The midwife's apprentice. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.0 11553. 3.0. |
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6-8 5.2 7.0 7644. Reading Counts RC. |
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Accelerated Reader Middle Grade 6.5 4.0 Maude Laird Middle School. |
| Subject |
Middle Ages -- Juvenile fiction.
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Midwives -- Juvenile fiction.
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Homeless girls -- Juvenile fiction.
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Civilization, Medieval -- Juvenile fiction.
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Fourteenth century -- Juvenile fiction.
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Villages -- England -- Juvenile fiction.
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Self-consciousness (Awareness) -- Juvenile fiction.
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Girls -- Juvenile fiction.
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Childbirth -- Juvenile fiction.
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Middle Ages -- Fiction.
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Midwives -- Fiction.
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Homeless girls -- Fiction.
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Civilization, Medieval -- England -- Fiction.
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Fourteenth century -- Fiction.
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Villages -- England -- Fiction.
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Self-awareness in girls -- Fiction.
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Self-awareness -- Fiction.
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Childbirth -- Fiction.
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Villages. (OCoLC)fst01166969
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Self-consciousness (Awareness) (OCoLC)fst01732884
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Homeless girls. (OCoLC)fst00959444
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Girls. (OCoLC)fst00942866
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Fourteenth century. (OCoLC)fst00933420
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Civilization, Medieval. (OCoLC)fst00863049
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Childbirth. (OCoLC)fst00854780
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Middle Ages. (OCoLC)fst01020301
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Midwives. (OCoLC)fst01020625
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Childbirth -- Fiction.
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Middle Ages -- Fiction.
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Midwives -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Curriculum resource.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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Historical fiction.
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1240L.
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Curriculum resource.
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| ISBN |
0395692296 |
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9780395692295 |
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9780064406307 (paperback) |
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006440630X (paperback) |
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0330349619 |
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9780330349611 |
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9780547722177 |
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0547722176 |
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0395699296 |
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9780395699294 |
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0395699290 |
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9780758702029 |
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0758702027 |
