The setting is a small English village during the Middle Ages. A young orphaned girl (Brat), twelve or thirteen years old, moves from village to village and survives by scavenging and sleeping in dung piles (for warmth). The local children torment her and call her “dung beetle”.
The Midwife’s Apprentice
By:
Karen Cushman
Grade Level:
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