The 2008 Newbery award winner, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!, is by Laura Amy Schlitz. The book is subtitled Voices from a Medieval Village, and contains points of view from the blacksmith’s daughter, the tanner’s son, the falconer’s son, the glassblower’s daughters, among many others. I didn’t like it at all at first, but by the time I got to the story about a shepherdess singing to a grieving ewe, I was enjoying it. The illustrations by Robert Byrd were excellent.
2007, 81 pp.
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I put this book on hold at the library after it won the Newbery because I’m very curious about it but am not really excited to get it. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I haven’t been keeping up with the Newbery books as of late, but after reading your review, this book sounds promising. Thanks for the review.
This sounds really cute – I’ll add it to my list!
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