The Midwife's Apprentice

Written by Karen Cushman. Published by Clarion.

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An apprenticeship with the local midwife enables a nameless medieval orphan with no past and no future to get her heart's desire, a "full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world." The 1996 Newbery Medal Book.

Awards Won

Title Year
notable.jpg Notable Children's Books
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best of children's books on the Notable Children's Books list.
1996 - Selection(s)