Perkins, Lynne R. (2005). Criss Cross. Harper Collins. New York, N.Y.This Newberry Medal book takes me back to those carefree but yet painful teenage years. I remember how awkward these years were and Perkins reminds us of those little things that we as teenagers thought were the end of the world. Searching for love, the meaning of life, and who they are, brings these friends in the book together. This is an excellent book for preteen and teen girls.
Schlitz, Laura Amy (2007). Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Tales from a medieval village. Candlewick
Press. Cambridge, Ma.
This was a very interesting book. I wasn't sure that I would like it because of the timeperiod. Needless to say, I was reluctant to check it out. Yet, I was glad that I did. I found this book to be one of the best reading materials in this blog. It was written by a school librarian for one of her classes that was studying the Middle Ages. It contains 22 skits/stories from children of that time and place. These short stories were very informative as well as interesting. To imagine things from a child's perspective during this time period was sad and harsh. They faced many hardships and were forced to grow up at an early age. To say the least, they had no childhood. Yet, the author writes their stories in somewhat humorous tones like the story of Mariot and Maud. Some of the stories of the children are directly related to each other like Mogg and Jack. One of my personal favorites is Alice the Shepherdess. This brought back childhood memories of when my cat was giving birth and was unable to continuing with her labor and I had to help her with the delivery.
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