{"product_id":"9780547722429","title":"Matilda Bone","description":" Newbery medalist Karen Cushman assembles a cast of unforgettable characters \u003cbr\u003ein a fascinating and pungent setting: the medical quarter of a medieval \u003cbr\u003eEnglish Village.  To Blood and Bone Alley, home of leech, baarber-surgeon, \u003cbr\u003eand apothecary, comes Matilda, raised by a priest to be pious and learned, \u003cbr\u003eand now destined to assist Red Peg the Bonesetter.  To Matilda's dismay, her \u003cbr\u003ework will not involve Latin or writing, but lighting the fire, going to \u003cbr\u003emarket, mixing plasters and poultices, and helping Peg treat patients.  \u003cbr\u003eAppalled by her new surroundings, Matilda yearns for the days at the manor \u003cbr\u003ewhen all she did was study and pray.  Lonely and misunderstood, she seems \u003cbr\u003edestined for a fate as tragic as that of any of the sharp-toungued saints \u003cbr\u003eshe turns to for advice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with a witty dialogue, Matilda Bone is a compelling comic novel about \u003cbr\u003ea girl who learns to see herself and others clearly, to laugh, and to live \u003cbr\u003econtentedly in this world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023858712816,"sku":"9780547722429","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780547722429_p0.jpg?v=1763716534","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780547722429","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}