The Midwife's Apprentice By: Karen Cushman

Plot Summary There’s this girl name Beelte and she like’s to clean and help around the house. She always wanted to learn how to help woman have there baby’s. This woman name Jane who is a midwife takes her on as her apprentice and renames her Beetle. That’s how Beetle got the name Beetle. At the end of the book, Beetle learned how to become a midwife and help woman have there baby’s.

Point of view The point of view is in 3 rd person.

Conflicts They argue about who’s going to help the woman that came to there house with her husband. At first, the midwife treats Beetle (naming the young girl for a dung beetle because she was found sleeping in a pile of manure for warmth, just as the insect does) as if she were stupid.

Characters Brat - the homeless girl, also called Beetle and she takes on the name Alyce. Jane Sharp - the midwife who takes Brat in as an apprentice. Edward - the homeless friend of Brat's.

Recommendation’s A type of person that would like to read a book like this are the types that like to clean up and help other people.

Things I like and Dislike Things I liked. The book was very interesting. The book ended off really good. Things I dislike. The book started off boring. Didn’t have a lot of detail. The chapters were short.

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