Newbery award winning author Karen Cushman may just win another with her newest book ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN. Set in Elizabethan England the story follows a young Meggy Swann from her arrival at her father's alchemy shop to her part in trying to foil the plot to murder a local baron. Meggy is a young lady with quite a nasty temper and a gift at hurling insults, "A pox on you, moldwort, and a plague, and an ague, and the pukes!" Her only friend upon her arrival is a goose who happens to share a physical impairment similar to Meggy's lame legs as well as a bit of the same sort of surly attitude. Can they learn to survive in London a city "home to every kind of dirt, muck, and slime God ever created"?
I highly recommend this book. Pages will seem to turn on their own as you get caught up with Meggy in the twisted and surprising streets of London. In fact, you may find yourself thinking like her, long after you've set the book aside.
Check out other Karen Cushman books as well if you want to find yourself lost in the past and part of a suspenseful story. Other titles include THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE a Newbery award winner, CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY, MATILDA BONE as well as many more.
No comments:
Post a Comment