{"product_id":"good-masters-sweet-ladies-voices-from-a-medieval-village-paperback","title":"Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Amy Schlitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Byrd\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9.06 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757251100960,"sku":"9780763650940","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/28d6e0b06cc0c469aaa1f6eacde7bf0d.webp?v=1780097901","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/good-masters-sweet-ladies-voices-from-a-medieval-village-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}