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The Book of the Maidservant

By Rebecca Barnhouse

By Rebecca Barnhouse

By Rebecca Barnhouse

By Rebecca Barnhouse

By Rebecca Barnhouse
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By Rebecca Barnhouse
Read by Susan Duerden and Rebecca Barnhouse

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Apr 05, 2011 | ISBN 9780375858574 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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Oct 27, 2009 | 405 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12)

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    About The Book of the Maidservant

    Johanna is a serving girl to Dame Margery Kempe, a renowned medieval holy woman. Dame Margery feels the suffering the Virgin Mary felt for her son, but cares little for the misery she sees every day. When she announces that Johanna will accompany her on a pilgrimage to Rome, the suffering truly begins. After walking all day, Johanna must fetch water, wash clothes, and cook for the entire party of pilgrims. Then arguing breaks out between Dame Margery and the other travelers, and Johanna is caught in the middle. As the fighting escalates, Dame Margery turns her back on the whole group, including Johanna. Abandoned in a foreign land where she doesn’t even speak the language, the young maidservant must find her own way to Rome.

    Inspired by the15th-century text, The Book of Margery Kempe, the first autobiography in English, Rebecca Barnhouse chronicles Johanna’s painful journey through fear and anger and physical hardship to ultimate redemption. Fans of Karen Cushman and other medieval historical fiction will be spellbound.

    About The Book of the Maidservant

    “A funny and wise book about friendship, loyalty, and love.”—Karen Cushman

    Johanna is a servant girl to Dame Margery Kempe, a renowned medieval holy woman. Dame Margery feels the suffering the Virgin Mary felt for her son but cares little for the misery she sees every day. When she announces that Johanna will accompany her on a pilgrimage to Rome, the suffering truly begins. After walking all day, Johanna must fetch water, wash clothes, and cook for the entire party of pilgrims. Then arguing breaks out between Dame Margery and the other travelers, and Johanna is caught in the middle. As the fighting escalates, Dame Margery turns her back on the whole group, including Johanna. Abandoned in a foreign land where she doesn’t even speak the language, the young maidservant must find her own way to Rome.

    Inspired by the fifteenth-century text The Book of Margery Kempe, the first autobiography in English, debut novelist Rebecca Barnhouse chronicles Johanna’s painful journey through fear, anger, and physical hardship to ultimate redemption.

    About The Book of the Maidservant

    “A funny and wise book about friendship, loyalty, and love.”—Karen Cushman

    Johanna is a servant girl to Dame Margery Kempe, a renowned medieval holy woman. Dame Margery feels the suffering the Virgin Mary felt for her son but cares little for the misery she sees every day. When she announces that Johanna will accompany her on a pilgrimage to Rome, the suffering truly begins. After walking all day, Johanna must fetch water, wash clothes, and cook for the entire party of pilgrims. Then arguing breaks out between Dame Margery and the other travelers, and Johanna is caught in the middle. As the fighting escalates, Dame Margery turns her back on the whole group, including Johanna. Abandoned in a foreign land where she doesn’t even speak the language, the young maidservant must find her own way to Rome.

    Inspired by the fifteenth-century text The Book of Margery Kempe, the first autobiography in English, debut novelist Rebecca Barnhouse chronicles Johanna’s painful journey through fear, anger, and physical hardship to ultimate redemption.

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    About Rebecca Barnhouse

    Rebecca Barnhouse teaches and writes about medieval topics and about children’s literature set in the Middle Ages. Her books include Recasting the Past: The Middle Ages in Young Adult Literature and The Book of the Knight of the Tower: Manners for Young Medieval Women. Visit… More about Rebecca Barnhouse

    About Rebecca Barnhouse

    Rebecca Barnhouse teaches and writes about medieval topics and about children’s literature set in the Middle Ages. Her books include Recasting the Past: The Middle Ages in Young Adult Literature and The Book of the Knight of the Tower: Manners for Young Medieval Women. Visit… More about Rebecca Barnhouse

    About Rebecca Barnhouse

    Rebecca Barnhouse teaches and writes about medieval topics and about children’s literature set in the Middle Ages. Her books include Recasting the Past: The Middle Ages in Young Adult Literature and The Book of the Knight of the Tower: Manners for Young Medieval Women. Visit… More about Rebecca Barnhouse

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Yearling
    Apr 05, 2011 | 240 Pages | 5-3/16 x 7-5/8 | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780375858574

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $6.99
    Published by Random House Books for Young Readers
    Oct 27, 2009 | 240 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up) | ISBN 9780375892912

    Category: Children’s Middle Grade Historical Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.00
    Published by Listening Library
    Oct 27, 2009 | 405 Minutes | Middle Grade (8-12) | ISBN 9780739385548

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