New York : Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin imprint, 1995. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1st Clarion Edition, 5th printing. 122 pages. Young teen -Adult. Brown paper with rust cloth quarter binding. Gilt front cover frame with gilt spine print. Original corner price intact. Book is clean with no writing or remainder/overstock mark. Not ex-library. Rubbing on spine ends with light bumping. Dust jacket with light bumping area. Top and bottom edge fold areas with slight to light wear. Faint scratches on back cover. Summary: A young homeless girl in 14th century England sleeps on a dung pile and is discovered by a midwife who decides to provide room and board for her in exchange for grunt work. Feeling hopeless initially, she gains confidence in her abilities and transforms herself into a person with a name and an identity. A tale of girl with perseverance, resilience, and compassion.

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Bookseller: D'Qualitas Books, Et. Al. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 121852
Title: The Midwife's Apprentice (Newbery Medal)
Author: Cushman, Karen
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Quantity Available: 1
ISBN 10: 0395692296
ISBN 13: 9780395692295
Publisher: Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin imprint
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1995
Pages: 122
Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Keywords: children, adults, fiction, historical fiction, midwife, determination, hope, 14 th century, medieval England
Bookseller catalogs: Reading-Young Teens; Newbery Medal Books/Newberry Honor Books;

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D'Qualitas Books Et. Al. is a family operated internet bookstore. We offer a variety of used books that we have accumulated from various sources. Our specialties include Children and Adult Collector Books, Children and Adult Classic Books, First Editions, Out-of-Print Books, and general stock. All books that are listed are in our possession. They have been individually selected, and we conscientiously grade and describe them.

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Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
12mo: A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
Jacket: Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...