Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Step back to an English village in 1255 where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters. Winner of the Newbery Medal.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.

Age Range: 10 - 14 years

Grade Level: 5 - 9

Lexile Measure: NP

Hardcover: 96 pages

Publisher: Candlewick; 1st Edition edition (July 24 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0763615781

ISBN-13: 978-0763615789

Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.5 x 10.6 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds