This latest book by Newbery winning author, Cushman, takes us back to Elizabethan England. Meggy, born with twisted legs and walking with "sticks" arrives in London after the father she never met sends for her. When he sees her he doesn't want her after all as he had hoped his unknown child was a son who could help him with his alchemy work. Since her mother doesn't want her either, Meggy sets about making a life for herself and getting to know London. In the process she is befriended by a cooper and his son, a troupe of actors, and a printer but endures the insults, abuse, and fear of many others. In spite of her circumstances she manages to use her ingenuity to foil a plot to poison a duke. I enjoyed this story. However, the best part for me was the plethora of insults Meggie hurls at people (and people hurl back at her) and her frequent exclamations of "Ye toads and vipers!" So if I happen to call you a "gleeking swag-bellied maggot" or a "bloviating windbag" you'll know from whence I speak.
No comments:
Post a Comment