the midwife's apprentice

The Midwife's Apprentice This book is named The Midwife's Apprentice written by Karen Cushman. The time is in the medieval ages, and the setting is in England. This book's about a girl, who's named Beetle, that doesn't remember who her mother is and is homeless. Beetle becomes a Midwife's apprentice. In chapter two Beetle witnesses a cat bullied and almost killed by a group of despicable boys. She takes care of the cat, because she likes it, and by the next day the cat is fine. The next day is a holiday called Lady Day, but Beetle's boss midwife named Jane says she still has to work. In chapter three the citizens of the village get mad at the greediness of Jane. They say she is greedy because she had turned down two wives giving birth who had no money to pay with. Since they need Jane they take their anger out on Beetle. Meanwhile, Beetle studies the way the midwife's job is done. In chapter four Jane accidentally breaks her leg. Beetle has to, in Jane's place, go to the fair to shop. While at the fair she gets a free hairbrush from a nice merchant. After that, she decides to change her name to Alyce because she thinks the name Beetle doesn't suit her. In chapter five Alyce decides to name the cat she likes Purr. After that, she gets bullied by the vile group of boys. One of them, named Will, falls into the river and the rest leave him in fear. That's when Alyce saves him from drowning. In chapter six the villagers find mysterious creature tracks. They find out, from the tracks, the creature has been lurking around the village. They attempt to hunt the creature thinking it is the devil. Then the creature mysteriously disappears and never returns. In chapter seven business for the Jane begins to grow slow. For that reason they start making soap and wine to sell. As the months pass Alyce doesn't notice that she is getting wiser and better