'It has become my favorite Cushman book.' Book Report 'The plight of thirteen-year-old Matilda will capture readers' imaginations and hearts.' VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) 'Reader's who've appreciated Cushman's medieval visions will want to travel back with her again here.' The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books -Ībout the Author Karen Cushman has a lifelong interest in history. 'This humorous, frank look at life in the medical quarters in medieval times shows readers that love and compassion, laughter and companionship, are indeed the best medicine.' School Library Journal, Starred The 'fascinating information is just as interesting as Matilda's tale.' Horn Book Editor's Pick. Filled with witty dialogue and richly authentic detail, 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. She is appalled by the worldliness of her new surroundings, and the sharp-tongued saints she turns to for advice are no help at all. To Matilda's dismay, her new occupation will not involve Latin or writing, but practical tasks: lighting the fire, going to market, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Red Peg the Bonesetter treat patients. Introduction by Newbery Honor winner Adam Gidwitz.īook Synopsis Into the fascinating, pungent setting of Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, barber-surgeon, and apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to disdain worldly affairs and spend all her time in study and prayer.

About the Book Unwillingly catapulted from a reclusive life of prayer and study to become assistant to Red Peg the Bonesetter, Matilda discovers that companionship, compassion, laughter, and love are the best medicine in this witty novel.

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