Meaning & use
The Midwife's Apprentice
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Meaning
proper nounproper
A children's historical novel by Karen Cushman, published in 1995, about a homeless girl who finds work and a sense of worth in medieval England.
Grammar: A title, so it takes capital letters and usually italics: she read The Midwife's Apprentice.
Patterns
- read The Midwife's Apprentice
- The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Our class read The Midwife's Apprentice in sixth grade.
The Midwife's Apprentice won the Newbery Medal in 1996.
She wrote her book report on The Midwife's Apprentice.
Common combinations
- read The Midwife's Apprentice
- We had to read The Midwife's Apprentice for English class.
- Newbery Medal winner
- The Midwife's Apprentice is a Newbery Medal winner.
- historical novel
- It is a short historical novel set in the Middle Ages.
- set in medieval England
- The story is set in medieval England.
- Karen Cushman's novel
- Karen Cushman's novel follows a girl who finds a place in the world.
Word family
- midwife noun
- a trained person who helps women during childbirth
- midwifery noun
- the profession or practice of helping with childbirth
- apprentice noun
- a person learning a trade from a skilled worker
- apprenticeship noun
- a period of training in a skilled trade
Commonly confused: The Midwife's Apprentice or Caldecott Medal?
The Midwife's Apprentice vs Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal honors picture-book illustration, while the Newbery Medal honors writing in books for children. The Midwife's Apprentice won the Newbery.
Practice
What kind of book is The Midwife's Apprentice?
Choose one answer.
It is a novel for young readers set in medieval England. The other options describe different kinds of books.
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