bmoore7139 's review for:

The Midwife's Apprentice by Karen Cushman
4.0

A very short read (120 pages in the copy I used) but quite enjoyable. I happened to pick it up from the library while I browsed the Newberry Award section. It’s a gritty story that causes you to feel as you are covered in dirt along with Brat/Beetle/Alyce. I wasn’t entirely sure where the plot was going but it did conclude well although I did want there to be *more* to the story. An excellent, yet simple life lesson at the end of the book made the confusion about the plot direction worth it in my opinion.