Synopsis During the early 1900s, eleven-year-old Viney spends her summer working for the local midwife and learns firsthand about birth, death, and "catchin' babies."
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2004-05-25 | | Series: | Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Author (Awards) |
| Size | | Length: | 100 pages | | Height: | 7.3 in | | Width: | 5.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.5 in | | Weight: | 7.2 oz |
Publisher's Note During summer break, eleven-year-old Viney finds herself under the tutelage of a friendly mid-wife who teaches her new young friend all the medicines, tools, and tricks of the trade used in delivering a healthy baby in the rural South.
Industry Reviews "Unspooled as leisurely as a summer afternoon spent on the front porch, this appealingly nostalgic tale conveys the tenor of the time as well as the affable narrator's growth during one momentous summer." Publishers Weekly (06/07/2004)
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