Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village

Synopsis

Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.

Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There’s Hugo, the lord’s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant’s daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord. There’s also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice, the singing shepherdess; and many more. With a deep appreciation for the period and a grand affection for both characters and audience, Laura Amy Schlitz creates twenty-two riveting portraits and linguistic gems equally suited to silent reading or performance. Illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings by Robert Byrd — inspired by the Munich-Nuremberg manuscript, an illuminated poem from thirteenth-century Germany — this witty, historically accurate, and utterly human collection forms an exquisite bridge to the people and places of medieval England.

A Newbery Award book.

Copyright:

2007

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

85 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780763615789

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

03/18/08

Copyrighted By:

Laura Ann Schlitz

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

History, Literature and Fiction, Teens, Drama, Plays and Theater, Nonfiction

Grade Levels:

Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade, Ninth grade, Tenth grade, Eleventh grade, Twelfth grade

Submitted By:

Carrie Karnos

Proofread By:

Carrie Karnos

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.