{"product_id":"good-masters-sweet-ladies-voices-from-a-medieval-village-9780763650940","title":"Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village","description":"\u003cb\u003eNewbery Medal Winner  Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaidens, 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16600526\"\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.06h x 6.32w x 0.33d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780763650940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0763650943\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV016070\"\u003eHistorical | Medieval\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV031060\"\u003ePerforming Arts | Theater \u0026amp; Musicals\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-JUV\"\u003eJuvenile Fiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-JUV057000\"\u003eStories in Verse (see also Poetry)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of the Newbery Medal-winning \u003ci\u003eGood Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village, \u003c\/i\u003ethe Newbery Honor Book and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eSplendors and Glooms, \u003c\/i\u003e and several other books for young readers. A teacher as well as a writer, Laura Amy Schlitz lives in Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Byrd \u003c\/b\u003eteaches children's book illustration at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He is the author-illustrator of many books, including \u003ci\u003eLeonardo: Beautiful Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFinn Maccoul and His Fearless Wife\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Hero and the Minotaur\u003c\/i\u003e. He also illustrated Laura Amy Schlitz's first book for children, \u003ci\u003eThe Hero Schliemann, \u003c\/i\u003e about the life of a nineteenth-century amateur archaeologist. Robert Byrd lives in Haddonfield, New Jersey.","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48108914442477,"sku":"9780763650940","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_f875a3bb-7065-47cc-b6d2-f4ec0cbf2aea.jpg?v=1747589183","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/good-masters-sweet-ladies-voices-from-a-medieval-village-9780763650940","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}