Matilda Bone

Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters

in a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval

English Village. To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, baarber-surgeon,

and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by [...]
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Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters

in a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval

English Village. To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, baarber-surgeon,

and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to be pious and learned,

and now destined to assist Red Peg the Bonesetter. To Matilda's dismay, her

work will not involve Latin or writing, but lighting the fire, going to

market, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Peg treat patients.

Appalled by her new surroundings, Matilda yearns for the days at the manor

when all she did was study and pray. Lonely and misunderstood, she seems

destined for a fate as tragic as that of any of the sharp-toungued saints

she turns to for advice.

Filled with a witty dialogue, Matilda Bone is a compelling comic novel about

a girl who learns to see herself and others clearly, to laugh, and to live

contentedly in this world.