Karen Cushman
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Formats
Description
In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In 1599 England, twelve-year-old lying, thieving Will Sparrow runs away, meets many colorful characters on the road, and then reluctantly joins a traveling "oddities" exhibit, where he learns to see beyond appearances.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Formats
Description
Meggy Swann, a girl who walks with the aid of two sticks, arrives in Elizabethan London, along with her goose Louise, to stay with her father who really does not want her, and while he pursues his dream of transforming base metal into gold, Meggy undergoes a transformation herself.
5) Rodzina
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
A twelve-year-old Polish American girl is boarded onto an orphan train in Chicago with fears about traveling to the West and a life of unpaid slavery.