Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz received the John Newbery Award for children’s literature. It is a wonderful collection of stories and poems about about life in a thirteenth century manor.

I have to admit, some of the latest awards I don’t get excited about. This one deserved the medal. Life in the medieval world comes alive as members of the community such as the miller’s son, the merchant’s daughter, the nephew of the lord tell their stories. Included are interesting pages that contain more background information.

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The books that received the honors were:

Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson